What's in the sachet of Dragon Boat Festival?

The sachet of Dragon Boat Festival is filled with fragrant Chinese herbal medicines, such as Rhizoma Atractylodis, Rhizoma Kaempferiae, Radix Angelicae Dahuricae, Rhizoma Acori Graminei, Moschus, Styrax, Borneolum Syntheticum, Calculus Bovis, Rhizoma Chuanxiong, Rhizoma Cyperi and Flos Magnoliae, which contain strong volatile substances.

The history of making and wearing sachets can be traced back at least to the Warring States Period. In Qu Yuan's Li Sao, there are "Hujiang powder, Bi Xi Zhi, and Qiu Lan think it is admirable." Li Jiang, Fructus Aurantii and Qiulan are all herbs. Sewing means connecting. Pei is, which means sachet and wearing. The whole sentence means taking Pei Wei, who is full of herbs. Thus, as early as the Warring States period when Qu Zi was alive, the sachet was an ornament.