What jade sachets did ancient people wear? What do they usually put in it?

That is, the ancients found a piece of jade and carved it into a jade sachet with special hands, which was generally filled with excellent medicinal materials and fragrant pills.

What should be in the sachet?

In ancient times, jade sachets worn by people generally had a specific fragrance. When several specific materials are put together, on the one hand, it can make the body fragrant, on the other hand, it can refresh the mind, repel insects and ward off evil spirits. In addition, the spices in the sachet are all hand-made compound spices, that is, the combined medicinal materials and fragrant pills are put in the sachet. For example, Hua Tuo, a famous doctor, made sachets of cloves and Stemona and put them in his room. The air in the whole room is different. According to what we are talking about now, it is proper air purification.

Commonly used incense prescriptions are:

Rhizoma Atractylodis, Radix Angelicae Dahuricae, Rhizoma Chuanxiong, Notopterygii Rhizoma, Radix Angelicae Pubescentis, Camphor, etc. It can prevent mosquito bites and has a strong pungent dry smell for a long time.

Filled with Realgar, orpiment, Moschus, Borneolum Syntheticum, Rhizoma Atractylodis, Flos Caryophylli, Rhizoma Chuanxiong, etc. , can prevent poisonous snakes, long fragrance, strong penetration.

Is prepared from Pogostemon cablin, Eupatorium odoratum, Radix Angelicae Dahuricae, Fructus Amomi, Rhizoma Acori Graminei, Rhizoma Atractylodis, Folium Artemisiae Argyi, etc. It smells delicious and can ward off evil spirits and turn turbid. But the duration is short, and it needs to be replaced every ten days.

What is the emerald sachet like?

We often see silks and satins and cloth bags in TV dramas. Do you think it was like this in ancient times? Actually, you are wrong. In order to show their identity and practical accessories, ancient nobles did not use cloth sachets. They all use jade, which is expensive and beautiful, and can also represent status.

Jade is usually carved by someone first, then a small mouth is made on the jade or two sides, and precious spices are put into the small mouth, thus making a jade fragrant bag.