I. Overview of Hygienic Incense
The word "Xiang" in Chinese has two meanings: when used as an adjective, it means "good smell"; When it is used as a noun, it refers to hygienic incense (the absolute "fragrant incense" circulated among the people has never been linked, and "fragrant incense" means "scented hygienic incense").
What is sanitary incense and what is its function?
Sanitary incense refers to various sweet cake, incense balls, thread incense, stick incense, coil incense, etc. made from various wood powders (broken bark and trunk) and sticky powder. Mix them in a certain proportion, and add some aromatic substances (which can be aromatic juniper powder, various Chinese medicinal powders or various spices and essences) to make them emit fragrance as a way of offering sacrifices to gods and worshipping Buddha. Because sanitary incense is the incense after lighting, it is also understood as "incense".
Second, the use of health incense
1, religious activities
Kings and nobles of all dynasties have the habit of burning incense and offering sacrifices to the gods, hoping that the weather will be good and the country will be safe. People who believe in Buddhism have a little habit of worshipping God and Buddha every day. Since ancient times, it has been said that people struggle for a sigh of relief and the Buddha receives a column of incense. Burning incense is to convey information, and it is often a three-pillar incense to worship Buddha. The merits are boundless and the sincerity is the spirit. In Malaysia, there are many incense sticks, but they are burned one by one every time.
There are countless pilgrims in temples in our country every day, and everyone will bring a lot of sanitary incense and pray for the blessing of the gods. The four famous Buddhist mountains in China are sometimes crowded with people, and people hope that gods and buddhas will bring them good luck. In the year of drought, burn incense and pray for rain; In the harvest year, thank the gods; Burn incense before going out to pray for peace and good luck; Burn incense and make a fortune when opening; Before going out to sea, burn incense to keep you safe; When the foundation stone is laid, incense will be lit to pray for good luck. Sacrificial activities, religious activities, folk music arrangement and so on all over the country burn a lot of sanitary incense, which is developing with a spectacular trend. There are more and more activities in various places, and the usage of sanitary incense is also increasing. It can be seen that burning incense has become the spiritual sustenance of people's desire to realize a certain wish, and it is also a way to show their minds.
In addition, when monks meditate and recite the scriptures, they should pay attention to health incense to convey information, while those who practice qigong should pay attention to pure sandalwood, so as to calm their mood and be conducive to self-cultivation and health care.
2. Folk beliefs
Since ancient times, it has become a belief that people have children and continue to burn incense. After death, people will light three incense sticks to mourn and pass them on from generation to generation. Tomb-Sweeping Day's grave-sweeping is a fine tradition of the Chinese nation. Not only do people who travel far away have to go home to pay homage, but some overseas Chinese, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan compatriots have also traveled thousands of miles back to their hometowns to pay homage to their ancestors and light three incense sticks for them to show that they have never forgotten the ambition of Zude's ancestral training.
Step 3 purify the air
Incense also has the function of preventing diseases and expelling pestilence. In ancient times, there was the habit of burning mugwort leaves on the Dragon Boat Festival. It's really scientific. It can not only sterilize and drive away miasma, but also drive away mosquitoes and flies. With the improvement of modern living standards, people sometimes light delicious hygienic incense in rooms, hotels or public places, which makes people feel fresh air and elegant environment. With the emphasis on aromatherapy and aromatherapy, hygienic incense highlights its bright prospects.
4. Other uses In high school textbooks, sanitary incense is also used in experiments. By comparing the catalytic efficiency of catalase and ferric ion, it is concluded that the catalytic efficiency of catalase is stronger according to the intensity of burning sanitary incense.