黃熟香 | Floating Grade Aloeswood
黃熟香，是沉香中質地最輕、油脂含量相對較低的品類，入水即浮於水面。其名源於其久埋土中後，木質纖維分解，呈現出的黃色疏鬆質感。晉代嵇含《南方草木狀》中便有“其根為黃熟香”的記載。雖然密度較低，但優質的黃熟香氣味醇和溫潤、甜意明顯，且因結構疏鬆而易於取香。

Floating Grade is the category of aloeswood with the lightest texture and relatively low resin content; it floats on the water’s surface when placed in it. Its name originates from the yellow, loose texture that appears after the wood has been buried in soil for a long time, during which its woody fibers decompose. Ji Han of the Jin Dynasty recorded in An Account of the Plants and Trees of the Southern Regions: “Its root becomes Huang Shu Xiang (Yellow-ripened Incense).” Although its density is low, high-quality Floating Grade aloeswood has a mellow, warm, and distinctly sweet fragrance. Moreover, due to its loose structure, it is easier to obtain incense material from it.