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Stimulate Your Body And Soul With Incense - Agarbatti sticksBY: Mach | Category: Health and Fitness | Post Date: 2008-10-02
The custom of burning incense as an offering to GOD is as old as civilization itself. India, the cradle of civilization has all along nurtured this custom and diligently developed it into a full blossomed art of blending perfumery in the form of AGARBATTIS. Also, known as incense sticks or joss sticks, outside India. Agarbatti has assumed great importance in the daily life of every individual. The pleasant and sweet smoke emanating from Agarbattis has carried the enchanting perfume to the world from ancient period. The burning of aromatic woods (Sandal wood) started from that time and gradually played important role in daily rituals. Agarbattis are manufactured in different varieties and fragrances by judiciously blending perfumed compounds and other ingredients like camphor, clove, sandalwood, kasturi manjal, saffron, sweet smelling flowers like rose, jasmine, green jasmine, oils of fragranced flowers, and aromatic woods to suit different occasions. Medicinal herbs are used to create soothing atmosphere. Gum Arabic and Charcoal, which have oxidizers, are used as binding materials and they help in burning the Agarbatti. The use of Agarbatti is found in Bible, the Hindu scriptures and other ancient books and was commonly used in places of worship like churches, monasteries, mosques, and temples. Countries like Egypt, Greece, China, Japan used incense since ancient period. Agarbattis were offered to GOD as it purifies the atmosphere. This perfumed stick finds a permanent place in temples, mosques, churches and at other places - be it a bedroom or a boardroom, a solicitor's chamber or a library, an office or a shop. In ancient books we find that Agarbattis were used to cure many diseases. Medicinal herbs are used in incense to cure nervous problems, sleeplessness, constipation, depression, and stiffness. This is known as AROMATHERAPY. The natural ingredients like sandalwood improves blood circulation. It also cures various types of skin diseases. The fragranced incense sticks act an important part in improving the condition of psychological disorders. The pleasant and sweet smell makes people better who are suffering from depression. It reduces stress and anxiety. Also it reduces the bad smell of the body. It also soothes body aches and pain. The highly placed executive, the housewife or people seeking transcendental meditation - all have one common thing to say - i.e. " THE FRAGRANCE OF AGARBATTI OR INCENSE STICK IS SOOTHING, STIMULATING, REFRESHING AND INSPIRING". But too much of Agarbatti is not good for health. Recent medical studies show that incense smoke is not at all welcome smoke for asthma patients. Article Source: http://www.saching.com About Author / Additional Info: Additional Articles: * Care of a diabetic patient: Lifestyle modification and Medications * How to avoid boredom * The disadvantages of using digital cameras * LOVE MADE HER LOOK LIKE A CRAZY WOMAN * Globalization: The Vanishing Boundaries of the World Does this article violate or infringe on your copyright ? It is a violation of our terms for authors to submit content which they did not write and claim it as their own. If this article infringes on your copyrights, then use our Contact us form with the detailed proof of infringement along with the offending article's title, URL and writer name. If you do not hear back from us then contact us again in another 10 days. Thank you. Comments on this article: (0 comments so far) * Additional comments are now closed for this article *
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