Five Elements Hexiang Beads

Hexiang beads culture
Hexiang beads, as the name suggests, are beads made of two or more spices for wearing, and are mostly strung into different styles of bracelets, which are rich in health effects. Ancient books such as “Three Caves of Beads”, “Tiewei Mountain Cong Talk”, “Hou Dragon’s Record”, as well as Ming’s “Incense Spectrum” are recorded. Among them, there are as many as 100 kinds of pills and beads recorded in the incense classic “Xiangcheng”. The production process of Hexiang beads is complicated, and Hexiang beads are made of incense materials and auxiliary materials with the functions of bonding and processing, and are processed by selecting materials, drying powder, matching and bonding, hammering and fermentation, and hand-made beads
Grinding and polishing, beads and accessories are the main processes.

The ancient recipe restores the five true qi incense recipes in the “Xiangxian”.
From the Ming Dynasty incense master Zhou Jiaxuan’s “Incense Ride” Volume 23 “Hui Zhai Xiang Spectrum” is divided into five elements according to the direction of: East Tibetan Spring Fragrance, Antarctic Celebration Longevity Incense, West Zhai Yayi Xiang Beiyuan Aromatic Fragrance, Four Seasons Fragrance Fragrance.

These five incense recipes are imbued with the ancient Chinese philosophy of yin and yang and the wisdom of health preservation
When used in different scenes or solar terms, they can have different flavors and effects, and each has its own merits. In ancient times, there were five true fragrances, which were southeast, northwest, wood, fire, gold, water and soil, which also imply the four seasons. Spring is against wood, summer is against fire, autumn is against gold, winter is against water, and earth is the four seasons.

The green “wood” incense corresponds to spring, and spring is the season for nourishing the liver.
Incense formula: agarwood, sandalwood, frankincense, cloves, jatamansi, scutellaria, angelica

The red “fire” incense corresponds to summer, and summer is the season of nourishing the heart
Fragrance Formula:
Red: agarwood, sandalwood, frankincense, golden sand, benzoin, radix radix, rhubarb, cloves, cinnamon, angelica

The white “metal” incense corresponds to autumn and lungs.
Fragrance Formula:
Scutellaria, sandalwood, rhubarb, cloves, jatamansi

The black “water” incense corresponds to the winter and is suitable for nourishing the kidneys
Fragrance Formula:
Sweetgum, scutellaria, sandalwood, frankincense

The yellow “earth” incense corresponds to the long summer, summer and autumn, and should be tonified for the spleen.
Fragrance Formula:
Fennel, cloves, tonka, sandalwood, tatamanol borneol