Man's love for incense is innate. Incense, arousing the spirituality of the soul in euphoria, can adjust the breath, dredge the nasal cavity, enlighten the mind, and reconcile the body and mind between the tangible and the intangible, which has endless magical uses.
Burning my life's sadness, in exchange for a little insight.
Unique "perfume culture"
As early as the pre-Qin period, spices were widely used in life. From the literati to the ordinary people, they have the habit of wearing sachets and inserting herbs with them. In the Song Dynasty, when incense was at its peak, using incense became an indispensable part for ordinary people to pursue a better life. Fragrant fragrance can be seen everywhere in life. There are "fragrant shops" and "fragrant people" in the market, as well as businesses specializing in making "fragrant seals", and even "fragrant women" in restaurants offer incense to customers at any time.
Wonderful fragrance: nourishing the heart and keeping in good health
A good fragrance is not only fragrant, but also pleasant, which can help people to achieve a calm and agile state and achieve calmness in a relaxed and happy way. In terms of disease prevention and health preservation, as early as the Han Dynasty, the famous doctor Hua Tuo made sachets of cloves, Stemona and other drugs and hung them indoors to prevent tuberculosis. Modern popular health care products, such as medicated pillows, are modern versions of this traditional aromatherapy. Li Shizhen, a physician in Ming Dynasty, used thread incense to "fumigate sores and tinea". In the medical archives of the Qing Palace, Cixi and Guangxu used fragrant hair prescription, soap prescription and fragrant bath prescription with rich contents. From the perspective of Chinese medicine, aromatherapy is the "odor therapy" in external therapy. All kinds of woody or herbal aromatic drugs, through the smell produced by burning, can play the role of immunity to ward off evil spirits, sterilization and disinfection, refreshing the brain and improving intelligence, moistening the lungs and calming the nerves.
Good spices for fragrance selection mainly include agarwood, sandalwood, Long Xianxiang, musk and so on. Taste aroma is the most direct and reliable identification method. Because different fragrance types have different styles, there is no uniform identification method, but the fragrance types with better quality generally have the following characteristics: fresh and refreshing, and will not feel dizzy after long-term use; It is refreshing, but not impetuous; The fragrance is mellow, moderate in shade, and does not feel pungent after deep breathing; Even if the fragrance is rich, it will not feel greasy, and even if it is light, its fragrance is clearly discernible; The fragrance made of natural spices can often feel some slight astringency and medicinal taste.