Classical sachet: a fragrance that never goes out of fashion

Sachet, also known as sachet, fragrant ball, petticoat, odor bearing, also known as purse, originated from the primitive ecological consciousness of human beings and is mainly used to ward off evil spirits. The production of sachets can not be separated from spices, which are mostly aromatic Chinese medicines, and these drugs are mostly products for removing filth and turbidity.

Ancient medical scientists believed that the occurrence of infectious diseases was related to a polluted gas, and the treatment should be to remove this pollution. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the fragrant medicine Duo Xin San has the effects of removing turbidity and filth, inducing resuscitation and refreshing the brain.

Ye Gui, a medical scientist in the Qing Dynasty, pointed out in the Guide to Clinical Practice of Medical Records: "Infection and filth are absorbed from the nose and mouth, distributed in the triple energizer, and full of spirits." It can be seen that the pathogenic factors of epidemic diseases are easy to invade from the nose and mouth. The medicinal properties of sachets can enter the body from the nose, mouth, skin and sweat pores, reach the viscera through the operation and transportation of qi and blood meridians, and spread all over the body, playing the role of encouraging healthy qi and resisting external evils.

Modern research believes that the rich fragrance of Chinese herbal medicine in sachet can form a high-concentration environment around human body, and the volatile oil of Chinese herbal medicine enters human body through respiratory tract, which can stimulate respiratory mucosa to produce secretory immunoglobulin A. This antibody has a strong killing effect on viruses and bacteria and is helpful to improve the body's disease resistance.

The sachet can be worn on the chest or hung in the house at any time. If the sachet is worn for a long time, you can also take out the powder and burn it. The smell of incense can remove natural bacteria in the air to some extent.

There are many records in Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica. , said that whenever the epidemic spread, Atractylodes macrocephala, Artemisia argyi, Angelica dahurica, clove, etc. It can be burned in the room to disinfect the air.

Then put the medicine bag in the sachet, tie it tightly, hang it on your body or bag, and the fragrance will float all day.

Wearing sachets can make the whole body bathe in herbal fragrance, support healthy qi in the body, purify the home environment and maintain a good mood.

This year's sachet formula is slightly different from previous years, paying more attention to the "epidemic prevention" effect. The main spices are wormwood, atractylodes rhizome, Acorus gramineus and Pogostemon cablin, supplemented by frankincense, clove, mint, dried tangerine peel and other spices.

Composition and efficacy of aromatic drugs in sachets;

Wormwood: According to Compendium of Materia Medica, wormwood leaves are warm, bitter, nontoxic, pure yang, dredging twelve meridians, restoring yang, regulating qi and blood, eliminating dampness and dispelling cold, stopping bleeding and preventing miscarriage. , also commonly used in acupuncture. Therefore, it is also called "medical grass". During the Dragon Boat Festival, people have the custom of hanging mugwort leaves to ward off evil spirits and to pray for a hundred blessings.

Atractylodes lancea: Compendium of Materia Medica says that Atractylodes lancea "can dispel evil spirits, and people often burn Atractylodes lancea to ward off evil spirits"; Materia Medica Justice: "Atractylodes lancea, with strong smell, can freeze people to death, dry and humid, promote phlegm and drinks, fragrance and stench, and overcome the unhealthy qi of the four seasons, so it is best used for epidemic diseases, which can drive away filthy and turbid evil spirits."

Pogostemon fragrans: eliminating dampness and strengthening spleen, removing dirt and harmonizing middle energizer, relieving summer heat, published.

Perrin: Aromatic dampness, spleen and appetite, summer heat.

Lilac: warming the middle warmer, reducing adverse reactions, tonifying kidney and strengthening yang, treating spleen and stomach deficiency and cold, and emitting fragrance.

Acorus gramineus: fragrant, turbid, detoxifying, exorcising evil spirits, calming the nerves, invigorating the spleen and regulating the stomach.

Chuanxiong: promoting blood circulation and qi circulation, expelling wind and relieving pain;

Rhizoma Kaempferiae: Warming the middle warmer, dispelling cold, stimulating appetite, promoting digestion, regulating qi and relieving pain.

Angelica dahurica: regulating qi and eliminating dampness, expelling wind and relieving pain, promoting blood circulation and promoting granulation.

Citronella: expelling wind and dredging collaterals, repelling mosquitoes, relieving cough and asthma.

Mint: Dispelling wind and clearing heat, clearing head, relieving sore throat and penetrating rash, soothing liver and promoting qi circulation.