How much is the price of "one inch of incense and one inch of gold"? How to tell the true from the false?

Chenxiang is a very valuable traditional Chinese medicine, and it has always been said in the folk that "one inch of incense and one inch of gold". It can be seen that its value is only high, but now the phenomenon of inferior quality in the Chenxiang market is numerous, and what some people spend a lot of money to buy is fake, which deters many people who like Chenxiang. So, how much is the price of Chenxiang now? In the face of the fish and dragon mixed incense market, how should people distinguish the authenticity of Chenxiang?

The price of incense mainly depends on the origin, grade, raw material size and state (powder, log, sculptor or not). At present, the north is much more expensive than the south, because there are fewer players and the price is opaque. The raw materials of Chenxiang range from 0.20 yuan to 3000 yuan per gram.

Super incense is now fried to 5000 yuan / g, while the prices of other incense vary according to quality, and generally speaking, they are not cheap.

Most of the incense is produced by the white wood incense tree of the Daphne family, which is accidentally injured in the process of growth. for example, after being bitten by insects, it will continue to secrete some substances to repair the wound. this process is the process of incense formation and the beginning of the formation of incense, and then, the substances applied to the wounds of trees will breed microorganisms under special circumstances to absorb the smell of nature. after a number of years, the real incense is formed.

Because the output of incense is scarce and its price is comparable to gold, some businesses, driven by interests, will fake it by adding pigments, paints, colloids and other substances, or artificially increase the proportion of incense and change its structure by means of suppression. Some businesses even add chemical spices and flavors to fake incense, which is potentially harmful to people's health.

So, how should Chen Xiang lovers distinguish the authenticity of Chen Xiang? As far as the fragrance of Chenxiang is concerned, first of all, the stronger the fragrance, the better. Among the many kinds of incense, the aroma of high quality is indeed stronger, but its fragrance is suitable, clear and fragrant, strong but not thick, so it is a kind of natural fragrance. Secondly, the fragrance of incense is not immutable, the higher the quality of incense, the change of aroma will be changed with the change of time and environment, and the change rules of different kinds of incense are also different.

Other methods to identify Chenxiang:

1. Look. Generally, Chenxiang is dark brown or dark cyan, not born pure black, and the longer it is worn, the darker and brighter it appears.

2. Touch. Ordinary Chenxiang seems to be wrapped in a layer of oil, but the feeling is not greasy, let alone dirty hands.

3. Submerged water. The real incense will sink in the water, but it is worth noting that since the fake incense is submerged by manual treatment in the market, it cannot be proved to be true by sunken water alone. If you want to buy the real incense, you'd better go to the formal shopping mall to buy it.