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.
Imported agarwood is also known as Shen Shui Xiang, Yan Kou Xiang, Penglai Xiang, Mi Xiang, Zhi Lan Xiang and Qing Gui Xiang. (The above is the name of the document). Resin-containing heartwood of Aquilaria Resinatum of Daphne family. Location: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Cambodia, Iran, Thailand and other places.
The agarwood produced in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore is called Xinzhou Xiang, which has the best quality and lasting fragrance. The agarwood produced in Vietnam is called Cary, but its quality is inferior, and its fragrance is good and sweet, but it can't last long.
Imported agarwood is mostly cylindrical or irregular rod-shaped, and its surface is yellowish brown or grayish black; Hard and heavy, can sink into water or semi-sink into water; Strong smell, burning smoke billowing, rich aroma. Imported agarwood is slightly warm and bitter. It has the effects of promoting qi circulation, relieving pain, warming vomit and relieving asthma, and its curative effect is better than that of cedarwood incense.
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.
The burning demand of sandalwood is not less than that of sandalwood. Sandalwood is widely used in religious ceremonies because of its unique fragrance, which plays an auxiliary role and is very helpful to meditation. Especially in India and China, the demand for sandalwood has never decreased. Sandalwood is also a commonly used raw material in perfume.
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.
In addition, if pregnant women encounter musk, it will lead to abortion; Careless use can lead to infertility.
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.
Fragrant medicine includes fragrant medicine and fragrant tea.
There are nine kinds of prescriptions in Xiangcheng: clove fried dumplings, woody cakes, cardamom pills, musk deer umbilical cord, single musk, Yulong musk tea, baby fragrant tea and two other fragrant teas.
Fragrant tea, which was popular in Song and Ming Dynasties, is an important part of tea culture in China, and it is worth further exploring.
In the Song Dynasty, there were not only fragrant medicines and teas, but also a kind of Suhe fragrant wine popular in the court and among the people. According to "Cheng Peng Mo Ke Dao Xi", "Wang Wenzheng Qiu is sick and angry. Zhenzong gave a bottle of medicinal liquor to drink on an empty stomach, which can help people to be calm and healthy. As a result of giving thanks, they said,' This wine is also Su Hexiang'. Every barrel of wine is cooked with Suhexiang pills, which can regulate the five internal organs, but they will drink a cup every time they feel cold. Because each box is given to the nearest minister, ordinary families are effective.
In addition, incense is also a favorite of ancient bibliophiles.
Tu Long recorded in the book notes after the examination that "before the plum rain, the books were extremely dry in the sun, and the doors were covered with paper to prevent ventilation, and the steam was covered from the outside to the inside, and musk camphor could be used to remove tobacco".
There is a long record of "Yuntai Elephant-nosed Octopus" in Dianlue, so the ancient library has the elegant name of "Yuntai".
Incense is not only loved by bibliophiles, but also used by scholars in other aspects.
Before the Ming Dynasty, the ancients used cloves, sandalwood and musk to improve the ink fragrance.
Su Yijian in Song Dynasty recorded in Four Books of the Study that the formula of metric ink in Southern Dynasties was "two ounces of pine smoke, a little clove, musk dry paint, filled with glue, smoked with fire smoke, available in January".
Zhang Yu, a scholar in the Song Dynasty, is famous for "using oil smoke, musk, camphor and gold foil as ink, which looks like money" and "using tung oil, rubber, broken gold and musk as materials, smashing ten thousand pieces to make the ink as bright as paint and as firm as jade" (Mo Zhi).
Mu's Four Treasures of Wan Wen recorded exquisite study articles, among which Styrax oil is used for lighting cigarettes and making ink, which is extremely extravagant.
"Qing Louis" also contains "Han Xizai is wary of the unsatisfactory rubber coal in the four directions of calligraphy, and the craftsman Zhu Pei makes ink in the library for use, named Musk Moon, also known as Yuan Zhong."
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