The role of agarwood
1. The medical effects of agarwood
According to the "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Agarwood has a pungent smell, is lukewarm, and is non-toxic. Indications: Feng Shui poisonous swelling, removing bad odor; controlling the heart Abdominal pain, cholera evil, evil ghosts and malaria, clear the mind and body; regulate the middle, tonify the five internal organs, replenish essence and strengthen yang, warm the waist and knees, stop sprains, vomiting and diarrhea, cold air, break syndrome, cold wind numbness, joint indolence, rheumatism and skin itching, Qi dysentery; nourishes the spleen and stomach, replenishes qi and harmonizes the spirit. It can treat dyspnea, large intestine deficiency, stranguria, and cold semen in men." Efficacy: promoting qi and relieving pain, warming and stopping vomiting, relieving qi and relieving asthma. It is used for chest and abdominal distension and pain, stomach cold, vomiting and hiccups, kidney deficiency, qi inversion and asthma. There are also theories about boiling agarwood and making tea to maintain health. The famous heart medicine "Jiuxin" developed by the Japanese medical community is extracted from agarwood. Agarwood is of great significance in the first aid of myocardial infarction and has become a must-have medicine for patients with myocardial infarction. Indications: Feng Shui poisonous swelling, removing bad qi; treating pain in the heart and abdomen, cholera evil, evil ghosts and malaria, clearing the mind and spirit; regulating the central nervous system, tonifying the five internal organs, replenishing essence and strengthening yang, warming the waist and knees, stopping tendon vomiting and diarrhea, and breaking disease addiction. Cold wind paralysis, joint pain, rheumatism, skin itching, dysentery; nourishing the spleen and stomach, replenishing qi and rejuvenating the spirit. Treating Qi, asthma, large intestine deficiency, and stranguria with urine
The famous heart drug "Jiuxin" developed by the Japanese medical community is extracted from agarwood. Agarwood is of great significance in the first aid of myocardial infarction and has become a myocardial infarction disease. Medications that patients must always have on hand.
2. The status of agarwood in the incense industry
Since ancient times, agarwood has enjoyed the reputation of "the first in the incense industry" and "the king of all incense" in the incense industry. There are four main types of incense in the incense path: agarwood, sandalwood, ambergris and musk. The ancients often said "Agarwood, Dragon and Musk", that is, among the four fragrances, agarwood is the first. The fragrance of agarwood has strong penetrating power. If you light one stick, it can penetrate an area of about 40 to 50 square meters. Moreover, if there is mold in the room, it will not become moldy again once it is smoked with agarwood. Agarwood can soothe the mind and meditate, giving people an ethereal and peaceful enjoyment. The process of tasting incense is a spiritual and olfactory aesthetic process, which can purify and sublimate the realm of taste in life.
3. The status of agarwood in religion
Agarwood has a very high status in the world's religions. It is the recognized sacrificial sacred object of the five major religions: Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Christianity and Catholicism. things. Especially in Buddhism, "agarwood" has a lofty status. Incense is a common solemnity in the Pure Land, a world that people yearn for in life, and a world that makes people feel comfortable physically and mentally. In the Beihua Sutra and the Yava Sutra, incense is described in detail as one of the most common solemnities in the Pure Land. There are also records of the pure land of incense, such as the land of incense accumulation in the Vimalakīrti Sutra. The Avatamsaka Sutra also says that the Hua Zang world is surrounded by countless seas of perfume. In addition, various Buddhist (Buddha beads, rosary beads) and cultural ornaments made from agarwood are also loved and sought after in modern society