Chapter 16: Tranquility

Wen Yiming took the formula, which said 20 grams of sandalwood, 20 grams of angelica, 15 grams of cloves, 10 grams of wood, 10 grams of yellow smoke, and 8 grams of frankincense...... Twelve formulas.

Zhao Lao pointed to the incense prescription and explained: "The so-called incense is the fusion of different incense materials, according to Shennong's Materia Medica, one hundred and twenty kinds of medicine are the king, the lord nourishes life; one hundred and twenty kinds of traditional Chinese medicine are the ministers, the main nourishment; one hundred and twenty kinds of medicine are the assistants, the main treatment; and the medicine must be combined with the king's ministers." ”

"This is like a family, to do something, the husband and wife are the main force, with the husband as the core, and the wife's assistance is both pushing, Cambodian, and blocking, there is division of labor, and there is cooperation. But there is always a disharmony between husband and wife, the children are their direction, and the elderly are their dependence. ”

Wen Yiming hurriedly asked, "Will different parts of the human body smell differently?"

"You're right!" Zhao Lao approvingly: "It is recorded in the Yellow Emperor's internal scriptures that the heart is sweet, the stomach is sour, the gall is bitter, the liver is bitter, the lungs are salty, the kidneys are rotten, the spleen is fishy, the intestines are smelly, and the bladder is scorched.

"I see!" Wen Yiming finally understood why Xie Hong had a smell on his body?

"The so-called dysmenorrhea, to put it bluntly, is that the evil qi invades the Sanjiao meridians, causing the meridians to be blocked. The general rule is not painful, but the pain is not clear, the reason is very simple. ”

Zhao Lao said proudly: "Traditional Chinese medicine regulates blood and qi with medicinal materials to achieve the purpose of curing diseases and saving people. And our incense masters use the aroma produced by spices, which can also cure diseases invisibly!"

"Look at this recipe, different spices are absorbed through the nasal cavity and enter the human body to go through the twelve meridians, such as sandalwood, borneol, cloves, and agarwood return to the Sun Lung Meridian, and angelica, rose, frankincense, and Atractylodes return to the Yang Ming Intestine Meridian ......."

"Those with a strong smell are more yang, which has the effect of promoting qi and invigorating qi; those with a cold smell belong to yin, which has the purpose of clearing heat and deflating qi......"

"For example, for the condition of dysmenorrhea, the Jun medicine is sandalwood, and yang energy is prevalent, and it can be combined with other spices to promote qi, replenish qi and benefit the body, and slowly remove the cold accumulated in the body, so as to achieve the purpose of curing the root cause!"

After hearing this, Wen Yiming suddenly opened up, as if a door had opened in front of him, and he was extremely excited! After this period of cultivation, his sense of smell has become more keen, he can already smell body fragrance, and now he can distinguish diseases by smell, this golden finger is very awesome!

Zhao Lao looked at Wen Yiming's excited expression with satisfaction, this child has high talent, full of aura, and good character, he is simply a good seedling that is rare in a century!

Thinking of this, he stood up, took out a notebook from the cabinet, solemnly handed it to Wen Yiming, and said: "This is the old man's experience of combining incense for many years, and there are three incense recipes in it, which are inherited from my master, you have time to study more." ”

"This ......"

Wen Yiming looked at Zhao Dacheng dumbfounded, the small notebook weighed as much as a thousand catties, this was the old man's life's work, and suddenly fell to his knees and shouted: "Thank you, master!"

"Good! good!"

Zhao Dacheng was excited, trembling and helping Wen Yiming up, Yang Tian laughed and said: "I didn't expect that I, Zhao Dacheng, would be able to get such a good disciple in my later years, the sky will not live up to me, the sky will not live up to me!"

In fact, during this time, the two of them were like masters and apprentices, and Zhao Lao carefully taught Wen Yiming various experiences, which moved him very much. Today is an opportunity to directly apprentice, and the relationship will be closer in the future.

After a while, the old man calmed down and instructed: "The incense master has a great responsibility, you must not be evil in the future, and you will be wholehearted for good, otherwise there will be a curse!"

Wen Yiming nodded solemnly, and continued to ask the old man for advice on Hexiang's experience, he had already apprenticed, and Zhao Lao was even more wholeheartedly. Finally, he pointed to the first incense recipe in the notebook and introduced: "This is the meditation incense, into the heart Sutra, to relieve the heart fire, to relieve the heart qi, you can use this practice to combine incense, and have results to study together." ”

"Thank you, master!"

Wen Yiming was very excited, he finally had his first official incense recipe, and he could start to make incense in the future. Don't underestimate a recipe, it is the condensation of the lifelong experience of the predecessors.

Learning must be imitated before innovation. This is the clever way to stand on the shoulders of giants, and he is not so stupid as to think that he can surpass his predecessors from the beginning.

Of course, with the help of super sense of smell, the starting point is much higher, and now the level of Wen Yiming's identification of materials and fragrances has surpassed Zhao Dacheng, but he is deliberately clumsy, low-key and humble.

Back at home, Wen Yiming began to study Jingxin incense, which required not too many materials, that is, fifteen kinds, most of which were ordinary Chinese medicinal materials, and took some from the store to study.

"Sandalwood?"

Wen Yiming looked at the most important medicine of the incense recipe, there are many types of sandalwood, red sandalwood, yellow sandalwood, and ebony are among them. Of course, the best is red sandalwood, which is also the most commonly used incense material in the Qing Dynasty court.

"The master said that he has studied Jingxin Xiang for decades, and he feels that the effect is always unsatisfactory, and it cannot achieve the special effect of soothing the mood. ”

"Unfortunately, I don't know what the reason is, the weight is wrong, or the quality of the material is not high enough?"

Wen Yiming picked up the materials, each of which was purchased from the market at a high price, and after layers of selection, it stands to reason that it is already a high-grade fragrance material that strives for perfection. Yaxiangju has a lot of money, and it is impossible to deceive himself, which makes Zhao Dacheng puzzled.

"Is it Sandalwood's problem?"

Smell a good meditation incense lit, taste with heart, a stream of fragrance into the nose, refreshing, carefully distinguish the slight airflow with every breath to the heart, cool and cool, let people gradually calm down, settle down, it seems that the meridians are not nonsense, incense can cure diseases and save people.

"The method of meridian operation is correct, but the strength is not enough, and the impact is not strong!"

Wen Yiming tasted the incense of tranquility with his heart, took a long breath, and finally found the root cause why he couldn't achieve the best effect?

The quality of the materials is too poor!

He picked up sandalwood, Yaxiangju used all old materials, at least aged for more than 20 years authentic Indian red sandalwood, 1,500 yuan per kilogram, this is still a long-term wholesale price, the market is already considered excellent.

But in Wen Yiming's opinion, it is still far behind, the fragrance of Hexiang is fundamental, sandalwood is domineering and powerful, and the impact is strong, which can occupy the entire taste buds in an instant, making people addicted to it.

Purple gas comes from the east, and the wealth is compelling!

This is also why the Qing Dynasty court loved red sandalwood the most, and even the dragon chair representing the emperor's ninety-five honor used red sandalwood, which shows its magical charm.

Calm the heart incense into the nasal cavity, start the sun heart meridian, go straight to the heart vein, use sandalwood as a pioneer, all the way like a bamboo, impact the qi vein, and finally achieve the goal.

Then other medicines play a role, cool and deflate, suppress the heart fire, and have the effect of calming the nerves and calming the mind. But now sandalwood is not powerful enough and is not up to standard at all, how to meditate?

Thinking of this, Wen Yiming has a little headache, and he can't use the twenty-year-old red sandalwood......?

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration came to a bold idea, and he turned around and took out the wood carving, wondering: "Do you want to use a hundred years of Venus rosewood?"

Wen Yiming stroked Guan Gong, very entangled! Withholdingly! This is a treasure of hundreds of thousands!

No, my heart is ready to move, there is a peerless beauty standing in front of him, only a layer of tulle can kiss Fangze, hug the beauty, and the charm of incense is even more tempting for him!

"If you don't enter the tiger's den, you can get the tiger, do it!"