The ancients discovered that any type of spice has the effects of refreshing and calming the mind, so the history of incense burning in China has been over 3000 years, and China can be considered one of the earliest countries in the world to process and use spices. Buddhist incense is a fragrance made from tree bark, resin, roots, and other materials that are rich in memories

The advantages of Buddhist incense made from spices are clear and distinct: firstly, it has a fragrant aroma that eliminates impurities; Two refreshing and nurturing emotions; Smell three fragrances, purify the body and mind

Next, let's briefly understand the process of traditional Buddhist incense

1、 Preparation of raw materials

Fragrance medicine: It is necessary to summarize and consider the use, fragrance type, grade, etc. of fragrance. Generally, literati and scholars use Zelan, Huilan, Jiaoshu, Guishu, Artemisia, Yujin, Yunxiang, etc; Gongting incense and Buddhist incense include agarwood, musk, dragon's brain incense, dragon's saliva incense, etc; Taoism, on the other hand, tends to choose fragrant herbs with unique qualities such as Lingling Xiang, Anxin Xiang, and Jiangzhen Xiang

Taking sandalwood as an example, it is necessary to first fake it with green tea or Yunnan tea, air dry it, and then stir fry it; According to the formula, mix and grind it into a powder, which is called fragrant powder

2、 And materials

Nowadays, it is common to use a blender to mix raw materials. Grind fragrant herbs, wood powder, etc. into the blender and add water according to the proportion. When adding water, the amount of water should be calculated and added in one go. If water is added during mixing, it will affect the durability and smoothness of the fragrance. The stirring time is usually 20 minutes

3、 Forming

Put the mixed material into the compactor to constrain the material blocks. Generally, the compacts should be uniform and dense

Put the pressed material block into the kneading machine and produce fragrant strips of different thicknesses according to the size of the mold diameter

Generally, the incense sticks produced by Xiangluo may be uneven in length or broken, so it is necessary to repair the sticks

If it is necessary to manufacture incense plates, specialized equipment must be used to place two incense plates together, neatly and steadily, on the incense sticks

4、 Exposure to sunlight

Generally, pan incense does not need to be exposed to direct sunlight. It can be dried in a place without sunlight. For string incense, it needs to be exposed to direct sunlight to gradually dry the sticks, and then boxed

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