菩提根（ぼだいこん） 【パワーズウッド】

菩提根（ぼだいこん）

貝多羅樹（ばいたらじゅ）の木の実の皮を剥くと、このような艶のある象牙質の実が出てきます。
使っているうちに茶白い飴色に変化し、その様が菩提樹の木の根を連想させることから「菩提根」と名付けられたようです。
木の寿命は60〜70年といわれていますが、「菩提根」は、その命の終わる一番最後にただ一度だけ実をつけます。
貝多羅樹の葉を乾かして葉面に掻き傷をつけると黒褐色に変わる性質があり、これを利用して径文の書写に使われました。

When you peel the skin of the fruit of the Baitaraju tree, the shiny ivory fruit like this comes out.As it is used, it changes to a candy brown color, which is reminiscent of the roots of a linden tree, hence the name ``bodhi root.''It is said that the lifespan of a tree is 60 to 70 years, but ``Bodhi root'' only bears fruit once at the very end of its life.
When the leaves of the Kaitara tree are dried and scratched, they turn blackish-brown, and this was used to copy ghost texts.
The essential oil extracted from the leaves is said to have bactericidal, anti-inflammatory, analgesic and sedative effects, and is used in medicine and aromatherapy.
It is a plant with a lot of vitality, and it has been considered a symbol of rebirth since ancient times because even if the lower part of the tree is scorched in a forest fire, it does not suffer any damage and grows robustly.