Useful properties of incense Bashny.Net

Incense is an ancient incense, many references to which can be found in the Holy Scriptures: “And having opened their treasures, they brought Him gifts: gold, incense, and myrrh” (Matthew 2:11).



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Genuine incense is the resin of the rare Boswellia tree, which grows in the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula, East Africa and India. Milky white juice is obtained from the bark of the tree, which is given to harden for several days, and then droplets of this resin are scraped off.



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According to pilgrims, the best incense is made in the Orthodox monastery Vatopedi on the Holy Mount Athos. To prepare the mixture, the monks grind the resin, add aromatic oils to it, water and the resulting “dough” roll out on oblong “sausages”. Then the sausages are cut into small pieces and dried.



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Since time immemorial, the air of Christian churches is permeated with the graceful aroma of incense. Its smoke, rushing upwards, symbolizes the prayers of believers ascending to heaven.



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Myths and superstitions are associated with the use of incense, and traditional medicine is full of recipes with this fragrant resin. "Site" will tell how to use incense It's good for your health.

Everyone knows that incense is used during worship. St. Paisios of the Holy Mountain thus explained why in Orthodox churches incense is kindled: “God has a need for oil and incense?” No, but He comes into tenderness, because it is an offering through which a person’s gratitude and love for Him is expressed.

We burn it for the glory of God. We praise Him and give thanks for His great blessings throughout the world. Incense is also an offering. And after we have shown the icons in the temple and brought them to God and the saints, we censor people as living icons of God.

Even the priests of Egypt noticed that epidemics will bypass temples if they smoke incense. In 1770, when the plague raged in Moscow, the Trinity-Sergius Monastery was “miraculously preserved” from it: “Here, in the monastery, open to all, the sick flocked – and there was not one who died of infection, many even healed from it.”





In 1608, in the process of dry distillation, needle-shaped crystals were obtained from incense that can evaporate (evaporate, bypassing the liquid state). The crystals were called benzoic acid. And, as it turned out later, benzoic acid is an excellent antiseptic.

In Eastern medicine, it is believed that the fragrance of incense helps to restore and strengthen the energy protection of a person, as well as controls the flow of thoughts and evens out breathing.



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According to modern aromatherapists, incense has antiseptic, warming, hemostatic and relaxing properties.



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Its aroma is great for meditation, but anyone can use it to relax after a hard day, relieve tension and prepare themselves for sleep.

The use of incense at home can be used frankincense? There is an opinion that the house cannot be likened to the temple and incense - the prerogative of the Church. In fact, the myths that the church uses it to ward off evil spirits are nothing more than superstition. Therefore, if a person wants to use incense at home, there is absolutely nothing wrong with this.

1. Cleansing incense
   Having smoked your apartment (house) incense clockwise, you can clean it of negative energy. It is better to buy frankincense in church. Also, during cleansing in the apartment in advance, you should restore order, throw out garbage, remove dust, clean up debris.
   
   
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2. Burn ointment
   Combine pork, goose or chicken fat and incense powder (proportion 3: 1). Stir until uniform, distribute the composition to the affected areas of the skin. After 2-3 hours, repeat the manipulation.
3. Skin cream
   Increase the elasticity of the dermis will help a mixture of incense powder and moisturizing hydrogel for the face. Combine the ingredients in such a way as to obtain the composition of a thick structure. Apply to the skin, do a massage, after half an hour remove cool water with foam for washing.
4. Tincture of incense for smokers
   In order to prepare a tincture of incense, take 10 teaspoons of natural incense, pour 250 ml of pure alcohol and put away for a few days in a dark place. Tincture of incense can eliminate the smoker's cough, as well as cleanse the lungs. In addition, it can be used to treat colds, laryngitis.
   
   Take 20-30 drops of tincture, solution in 100 ml of water, drink in the morning. Treatment lasts about 2 weeks. Also with tincture (1-2 teaspoons per 50 ml of water), you can gargle for a disinfectant effect.
   
   
5. Hair mask
   Mix 480 ml of warm red wine (preferably fortified) and 15-20 g of incense powder. Beat the composition with a mixer or blender, if desired, add chilled chicken yolk. Spread it over your hair and scalp, wrap your head in film and leave it for 45 minutes, wash off the mask.
6. Powder for inflamed gums
   If you have sensitive and inflamed gums, use crushed incense. Rub it in a very small crumb, do the same with dry thyme. Connect the components in equal amounts, rub the composition into the affected areas with soft movements.

It has long been proven that pure essential oils perfectly disinfect and clean the room. And their smell has a beneficial effect on a person. "Site" I have prepared for you 9 options for using essential oils in everyday life.

"Your fingers smell of incense" - this song Alexander Nikolaevich Vertinsky dedicated to the Queen of Russian silent cinema Vera Cold. "Site" made a selection of stories and interesting facts from the life of this outstanding entertainer, film actor, composer and poet.