Traditional Blended Incense - Cinnabar

Ingredient: Cinnabar, Juniper, Mysore sandalwood, Borneol, etc.

Hand-made incense

The recipe was passed down from a temple in the Tang Dynasty. According to this recipe, all spices were processed in traditional ways and blended in special order.

Cinnabar has been used for more than 2000 years in Traditional Chinese medicines and Indian Ayurvedic medicines for the management of various diseases. There are more than 40 traditional cinnabar-containing medicines that are still used in Asian countries.

In Taoism, it believes that cinnabar is formed from the purest Yang (陽) energy in the Heavens and Earth, and it has a powerful ability of driving away negative energy and evil spirits. Therefore, the taoist Fulu (符籙, talismanic scrip) and incense often use cinnabar to purify one's living space.

If we want to get rid of the negative energy of our living environment. There is no better tool than this incense, and it is also a favorite of Feng Shui masters in Singapore. 

NOTICE: Cinnabar is Mercury Sulfide (HgS). The cinnabar content in each stick is approximately 0.0015 grams. After burning, most of it will fill the whole room and the actual amount that we absorb is less than 1% of it, which is around 0.000015 g. According to the Pharmacopoeia of China (2020), the daily allowance of cinnabar in TCM is 0.1 - 0.5 g.

For more information, pls refer to the following article:

https://dr-incense.com/blogs/dr-incense-blog/a-brief-introduction-to-cinnabar