Chen's Fragrance Book

An important work on ancient incense culture. Written by Chen Jing of Song Dynasty. Jing Zi Zhong, a native of Henan Prefecture, Xijing in the late Northern Song Dynasty. "Chen's Incense Pu" is a collection and integration of a large number of incense manuals in the early Song Dynasty, including "Fragrance Pu" written by 11 families including Shen Li and Hong Chu. It is compiled into one book with complicated citations. The four volumes of the book record the spices at that time, introducing the origin, history, efficacy, uses, storage, utensils, allusions, etc. Of the spices. The core content is the recipe of the incense. Hexiang is a mixed spice made from various spices based on the compatibility theory of traditional Chinese medicine. There are 80 kinds of spices listed in the book, of which 2/3 are produced outside the region, such as dipterocarp, agarwood, sandalwood, frankincense, benzoin, styrax, chicken tongue, dragon's breath, etc.; 1/3 Are produced in Luoyang and other Central Plains areas, such as peony, clove, angelica, plum blossom, etc. There are more than 100 combined fragrant prescriptions recorded in the book, including seal fragrant prescriptions, congealing fragrant prescriptions, imitation flower and hundred flower fragrant prescriptions, wearing fragrant prescriptions, etc.