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What are the commonly used incense in ancient times?
The names of spices used to make incense in ancient times are:

-Du Heng, Yue Linxiang, Gan Song, Su He, Rest, Curcuma longa, Doss, Heluo, Clove, Aquilaria Resinatum, Sandalwood, Musk, Aquilaria Resinatum, Bainaoxiang, Angelica dahurica, Radix Angelicae Pubescentis, Gan Song, Sancha, Pogostemon, Ligusticum, Alpinia officinarum, fennel, etc.

Humans first used the record in Qu Yuan's Nine Songs Shan Gui, which can be traced back to Du Heng: "Shi Lan took Du Heng, and he lost his mind."

storax

Resin secreted by benzoin plants of Hamamelidaceae. Styrax is a semi-liquid viscous liquid, yellowish white to taupe, translucent, sticky and continuous when stimulated. Weight, very heavy when entering the water. The smell is fragrant and the taste is slightly bitter and spicy. Preferably brown or dark brown, translucent and free of impurities. Put it in an iron jar, soak it in clear water and put it in a cool place to prevent the fragrance from losing.

benzoin

It is a spherical granular mass with different sizes, reddish brown to taupe, yellow white and grayish white opaque almond-shaped particles embedded, and its surface is rough and uneven. Hard and brittle at room temperature, softened by heating. The smell is fragrant and slightly pungent.

Its resin can be used to treat apoplexy, dizziness and heartache instead of benzoin resin, and has the effect of inducing resuscitation and stopping bleeding.

light purple

Nail-shaped reddish-brown flower buds are the raw materials of essential oils. The average height of trees is about 5 ~ 6 meters. Mainly produced in Sri Lanka, Guava and Madagascar. It is made by distillation. Its fragrance is a little fresh moss and woody flowers, which is indispensable for perfume making. Often added to wine, the essential oil is transparent and colorless.

It has a positive effect on mood and relieves unhappiness or chest tightness caused by emotional stagnation.

After dilution, it can be used for skin wounds such as sores, carbuncles and furuncles. Has the effects of relieving swelling, diminishing inflammation and promoting healing.

sandal wood

Domestic agarwood: also known as Hainan ginseng, Hainan agarwood, agarwood, Guanxiang, Daughter incense and agarwood. The wood containing black resin is the plant Aquilaria sinensis. Location: Hainan Island.

Kananga: Also known as Qinan Township, Qinan, Qinan and Jianan God. It is a kind of wood with high resin content near the roots of the plant Aquilaria sinensis or Aquilaria sinensis.

Green oil Kananga: It's a green-brown Kananga.

Purple oil Kananga: It is a purple-brown Kananga.

Helmet agarwood: also known as helmet agarwood. Imported agarwood is mostly helmet-shaped, hence the name.

The above products are of good quality, good weight, good resin and good fragrance.

The agarwood plant comes from the heartwood of agarwood in Daphne family. Location: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Cambodia, Iran, Thailand and other places.

sandal

Wood, meticulous, sweet and exotic, lingering fragrance.

This delicate oil comes from an evergreen parasitic tree that attaches its roots to other roots. Sandalwood is usually sold in sheet form, and it will take at least 30 years to reach the standard of collection and sale. Is recognized as the best sandalwood essential oil, produced in Mysore, India.

Sandalwood has been very popular since ancient times. On the trade routes from India to Egypt, Greece and Rome, trucks filled with sandalwood are often found. Many ancient temples or furniture are made of sandalwood, which may have the function of preventing ants.

musk

It is made by drying the secretion in the male gonad sac of musk deer. This is a high-grade perfume. If you put a little bit indoors, it will make the house very fragrant and smell different. Musk is not only fragrant and pleasant, but also has a lasting fragrance. Musk has been used in China for a long time. Du Fu, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, met in his poem Lilac:' Dusk falls into the musk deer'. Musk is an important raw material for preparing high-grade essence. Ancient literati, poets and painters all added a little musk to the fine musk materials to make' musk ink' for writing and painting, which was fragrant and quiet. Calligraphy and painting can be preserved for a long time if they are properly sealed.

ambergris

It is the dried product of intestinal secretion of sperm whale in physeteridae. It is an important and extremely precious medicinal material. Long Xianxiang contains about 25% Long Xianxiang. Long Xianxiang is a cholesterol derivative containing benzoic acid. It is recorded in Compendium of Materia Medica that Long Xianxiang can "promote blood circulation, benefit essence, help Yang Dao and dredge blood vessels". Traditional Chinese medicine takes Long Xianxiang as the medicine for resolving phlegm, resolving hard mass, benefiting qi and promoting blood circulation. Thus, Long Xianxiang is a valuable Chinese medicine for curing diseases and strengthening the body. If the patient has symptoms such as cough, irritability, stuffy heart, and pain in the heart, you can use Long Xianxiang 1 channel for 3 servings and take it at the end of grinding. Long Xianxiang element is the main component of Long Xianxiang perfume. This extremely precious Long Xianxiang, because its output in the world is too small to be artificially synthesized, is far more valuable than gold. Long Xianxiang is the best perfume and an indispensable "exotic fragrance" in high-grade perfume essence. The perfume essence prepared with it is not only soft in fragrance, but also durable and beautiful, which is deeply loved by people.