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In the incense system of Zhipu Xiangtang, it has always maintained a reverence for the ancient incense culture, and the vast majority of the incense products that have been produced are restorations of ancient classic incense. But for any incense maker, it is also a very fulfilling thing to create their own incense recipe alone.
During the epidemic in 2020, Teacher Yin Hai smelled the smell of his mother cooking with firewood, triggered inspiration, and concocted the famous incense of cypress, which has been listed for nearly two years and has been well received by the teachers and brothers.
Recently, Teacher Yin Hai has also concocted a variety of incense such as Cang Ai Yuan Epidemic Incense, Clarification Avoidance Incense, Ling Smell Incense, Warm Pavilion Incense, Pine Wind, Plum Blossom, etc., and also restored the Ersu Old Bureau, Snow Spring Letter, and upgraded and improved the formula of the goose pear tent incense.
How to make an ancient method of incense, Teacher Yin Hai has been thinking about some rules and methods.
1, determine the goal of perfume, is the taste to achieve a certain mood, or to imitate the taste of nature.
For example, the spring letter in the snow conveys the kind of infinite cold and quiet, but it is full of hidden vitality. In order to combine the aroma of plum blossoms in the early spring cold, Su Dongpo spent seven years. In the early spring of 1090 A.D., in the fifth year of the reign of Emperor Zhezong of Song, a spring snow fell on the city of Hangzhou. At that time, Su Shi, the taishou of Hangzhou City, saw this unexpected heavy snow, slowly paced to the courtyard, stared at the plum blossom bushes that fell a tree of snow, and stared for a long time. Then he summoned the concubine Chaoyun and the maid, took a delicate brocade box from the Bogu shelf, took out a mutton fat jade bowl from it, handed it to Chaoyun, Yin Yin told her, taking advantage of the spring snow at this time, to take some of the snow in the plum core in the courtyard, when taking the snow, you must feel the heavens and the earth and the heart of loving mei, you must abandon distractions, gently sweep with a brush, and must not hurt the plum blossoms. Su Shi also asked the book boy to take out the concocted agarwood, sandalwood, dried dingpi plum meat, and plain salt and other incense herbs from the incense cellar, and weigh them one by one according to the recipe he gave. In fact, as early as a few years ago, he had concocted these herbs and prepared to synthesize this spring letter in the snow, which had not been realized; today's heavy snow was like the heavens perceiving his expectations; as he wished, he wanted him to complete this incense recipe that had been tried for seven years today; this spring snow seemed to be a gift from heaven to him. When the concubine and the maid return from collecting snow, the snow part of the bowl has melted, and the snow water with pollen shines with a faint and crystal luster, emitting a faint plum fragrance. He spread the prepared incense on the incense plate, used the mane brush to play a layer of the flower lotion of the "Plum Soul Snow Spirit" in the jade bowl, and then laid a layer of incense, and played a layer of flower lotion until the incense was basically moistened, and then began to incense. After the completion of the incense, it was noon, su Shi took the incense powder and made it into a seal incense to light it, and the fragrant aroma was really like ten thousand plum trees spraying incense at the same time. Su Shi said to himself: After the 100-day cellar, its fragrance will be longer.
2. What functions does incense need to achieve, such as warding off evil spirits, removing miasma, and dehumidification?
3, rely on experience to determine the spices, or have the ideal similar incense recipe for an increase or decrease, which is the functional must be added spices.
4, the matching formula, first according to the principle of junchen zuofu, the spices are matched, the small compatibility is 1359, the medium 1598, the large will be according to different needs. The numbers are all odd numbers, because the odd number is the yang number, and the incense is the pure yang thing, so that the combination can finally achieve a balanced energy.
5, the processing of incense, incense processing is one of the important links of traditional incense production, the technical requirements are relatively high, the time of processing, the texture of the container is also a lot of attention. Generally speaking, the purpose of concocting incense materials is, first, to remove its impurities and facilitate their use, and the other is to guide shun and cure the reverse, and its yin and yang, and to rationalize its medicinal properties.
6. Grinding and sealing test. The grinding of incense powder is preferably hand-low temperature grinding. After grinding the powder, turn the taste, and in the process of tasting, adjust the incense.
7, according to the modified initial incense recipe, repeated experiments, perhaps many times, or perhaps many days, or even half a year, in order to finally achieve satisfaction. There is also a tune once to find the feeling, how to adjust in the future, it is not as good as the first taste.
Zhipu Xiangtang is committed to reviving ancient incense culture and promoting natural incense as an intangible cultural heritage protection project.
Based on our philosophy:
Zhipu Xiangtang
Never use any non-plant ingredients in incense making
Never add any chemical flavors or accelerants
Never use city tap water
Every stick of Chi Pu incense
All are derived from nature, made according to the ancient method, the taste is natural, the fragrance is long, it is not only a good product for offering, but also a wonderful thing for health and wisdom.