Ingredients
Indian incense-making involves a wide variety of ingredients. In accordance with Ayurvedic principles, all the ingredients that go into incense-making are categorized into five classes:
- 1. Ether (fruits)
- examples: Star anise
- 2. Water (stems and branches)
- examples: Sandalwood, Aloeswood, Cedarwood, Cassia, Frankincense, Myrrh, Borneol
- 3. Earth (roots)
- examples: Turmeric, Vetiver, Ginger, Costus root, Valerian, Indian Spikenard
- 4. Fire (flowers)
- examples: Clove
- 5. Air (leaves)
- examples: Patchouli
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