法苑珠林 36.81

36.81

蘇合香。續漢書曰。大秦國合諸香煎。其汁謂之蘇合。廣志曰。蘇合香出大秦國。或云。蘇合國。國人採之。榨其汁以為香膏。乃賣其滓與賈客。或云。合諸香草煎為蘇合。非自然一種物也。傳子曰。西國胡言。蘇合香者。獸所作也。中國皆以為怪。

Storax (suhexang): The Sequel to the Book of the Han says: 'The kingdom of Da Qin blends various incenses and simmers them; the juice is called storax.' The Guangzhi says: 'Storax comes from the kingdom of Da Qin; some say from the kingdom of Suhe. The people of the kingdom harvest it and squeeze the juice to make fragrant paste, and then sell the dregs to merchants. Or, some say, they blend various fragrant herbs and simmer them into storax, and it is not a single natural substance.' Fu Zi says: 'The Western foreigners say storax is produced by a beast. People in China all consider this strange.'