The efficacy and function of Chenxiang Wood

The variety of incense is diverse and precious, and it is the best sacred product for Buddhist practice. The Compendium of Materia Medica records that incense wood has strong antibacterial efficacy, aroma into the spleen, clearing mind and regulating qi, tonifying the five internal organs, relieving cough and resolving phlegm, warming the stomach and spleen, ventilation and pain, and can be used as medicine. is the best medicine. The sex is lukewarm, the taste is bitter and bitter. Activating qi to relieve pain, warming to stop vomiting, breathing to relieve asthma. It is used for the treatment of chest and abdominal distension and pain, stomach cold, vomiting hiccup, kidney deficiency, asthma and other diseases.

Medical efficacy

It has the functions of relieving pain, relieving vomiting, relieving vomiting and relieving asthma. It is often used in the treatment of chest fullness, angina pectoris, ruffian, stomach cold and vomiting, cholera, men's cold, malignant sore and other diseases.

There are also many related accounts of TCM classics, such as "Materia Medica preparation" means that it can be depressed and drooled, can fall and rise, and the fragrance of qi can enter the spleen, so it can regulate all the qi and adjust its color black. Body Yang, so people's right arm life door, warm essence to help Yang, Xing Qi does not hurt Qi, warm in the middle does not help fire. " "Daming Materia Medica" means "tonifying the five internal organs, tonifying essence and strengthening yang, warming waist and knees, stopping tendon spitting and purging cold"; Compendium of Materia Medica says that it can "regulate heat and cold, reverse asthma, deficiency of large intestine, drenched urine and cold men."

From the point of view of traditional Chinese medicine, incense burning should be the "odor therapy" in external therapy. A piece of incense cannot make an open fire. Slowly burning will become black charcoal, smoke curl white smoke aroma overflowing, the use of burning odor, can be immune to ward off evil spirits, sterilization, awakening and wisdom, health care, it is said to have anti-mosquito, moisture and other effects, so it is favored by people. In the past, people used to burn incense to ward off evil spirits, filth and ghosts. In fact, this is the truth. Chenxiang is also processed into traditional Chinese medicine slices, such as: Chenxiang powder, Chenxiang pieces, Chenxiang qu and so on. Modern clinical trials have shown that Chenxiang is also a specific drug for gastric cancer and a good painkiller. At present, there are more than 160 kinds of proprietary Chinese medicines combined with Chenxiang prescription, such as Chenxiang Huazhi pills, Chenxiang Yangwei pills, Chenxiang Huaqi pills, Bawei Chenxiang tablets, etc.

Collection value

After the incense tree begins to form incense due to pathological changes, it will go through a long growth period, which will take at least a few years to more than ten years, but it will take decades or even hundreds of years for a high-quality incense to form. Therefore, the output of incense is very small, but the market demand is very large, it can be seen that incense is very precious and has a high collection value.

In recent years, the transaction rate of Shen Xiang auction is relatively high, and the transaction price is often several times or even tens of times of the valuation. The auction price of a gram of Chenxiang ranges from 1000 yuan to tens of thousands of yuan, with the highest price of more than 10, 000 US dollars. It is reported that Vietnam, which is rich in incense in the world, produced only 18 kilograms of high-quality incense last year. In the auction market, Sotheby's, Christie's and other international auction companies have launched Chenxiang, while domestic Hanhai, Guardian, and Gutianyi have all successfully launched Chenxiang works of art and cultural art auctions, among which Beijing Gutianyi International auction Company has achieved a 100% turnover rate since 2006.

Cosmetic effect

In beauty products, incense occupies an important position. It is a flavor fixative for all kinds of high-grade spices and beauty products. Incense can not only make the skin moist and comfortable, but also remove the marks that are difficult to remove. as long as a very small amount of incense essence can make the flavor of perfume and powder more lasting.

Environmental protection function

Aristolochia mandshurica is a deep-rooted tree species, which is the best soil and water conservator. At the same time, the incense tree is evergreen all the year round and exudes a unique and elegant fragrance. The incense forest is quite beautiful, comfortable and fragrant, so it is suitable for recreation. The incense tree also has a magical characteristic that repels insects without killing insects, does not repel other plant species, and can symbiosis with surrounding plants, thus really beneficial to ecological maintenance, purifying the air and beautifying the environment. Potted plants can be planted on both sides of urban streets, around office buildings, residential areas, courtyards and even balconies.

Other uses

In addition to medicinal uses, the development of incense health products and daily necessities is also increasing, such as: incense air freshener, sunscreen, incense toothpaste, soap and shampoo. Sometimes, it is used to soak the wine to increase the aroma of the wine. In addition, incense wood, tree heads and roots can be used to make high-grade line incense, used for worship and incense. The bark of incense tree is white and fine, and the fiber is flexible. It has been the raw material for making high-grade paper since ancient times. The paper made from incense tree is generally called honey paper and incense paper. Fragrant tree fruit can be used by manufacturers to extract oil and extract essence to make cosmetics or sesame oil, and leaves can be used to make tea.