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Fragrant are used since Adam was lad as soon as he became conscious and
recognizing the good and bad smells . To avoid the odor he had taken the the
help of natural fragrant. He had learned how to neutralize odor and sprinkle
freshness and fragrance in the air. Then man had made this as a tradition to
use fragrant reckoning the flowers, trees and other things which bestows
aromatic scent. They had also discovered other balmy things like camphor
eucalyptus spikenard and musk etc. and known to make pungent oils and pastes.
And since the primeval days people has been using sweet fragrances or aromatic
pastes. Generally perfumes and fragrant ointments are either liquids paste
slurries or ointments in nature. Historians suggests that use of this kind of
slurries oil and ointments had originally began from from India. Indians, being
very religious using these scents during their rites and rituals. sandalwood,
ochre and camphor are traditionally used by Hindus up to this day and age.
Perhapsit was used at the time of any auspicious occasion auspicious by the
people. The aromatic oils and liquids are sprinkled on the clothes and body.
However, we are concerned with different types of fragrant and the process
through which it goes :became lover of nature aesthetic he had started
appreciating the brilliant creation. Beautiful flowers and its lovely fragrance
had enchanted the heart of man.
Floral Scents:Flowers had enchanted the man
ever since he had fallen among the grace and beauty of flower. When he become
closer to the lovely flowers he was again charmed by its sweet fragrance. He
had been keeping the scented flowers with him for its aromatic smell and
aspectual structure. By the beginning of historic age man had learned to make
paste and balm or slurries to be used during some ceremonies and special
occasion. Then he had tried how for extracting and storing the fragrant form
the flowers. Perhaps he had known the steam process of making wine and
following the same he was able to gather the sweet scented oil or liquid from
the flowers which seemed him much better and easier to use
Sandalwood :This tree is widely found in India
from where it is said to be exported to some of the European countries. There
are three types of sandal wood found in the world. They are white sandalwood a
commonly found plant yellow sandalwood and red sandal wood which are scare and
hardly found in these days. Oil is extracted from the the which is nicely
aromatic and spicy. But the main draw back of the manually processed sandal oil
is that it is said to be very thick where's the people prefer mill made and
refined oils.
Musk :Musk is very popular among men which is widely
used by them as cosmetic product. It is a reddish-brown substance which is
derived from the navel gland of the male musk- deer which are commonly found in
the Himalayas' region. Many companies used his a base fro perfume and talcum
powder. It is also used as an ingredient in sop making and also for making of
after shave lotion. It is a precious and valuable substance.
Camphor: Camphor is a crystalline and translucent
element whitish in color. It is a volatile substance which has heady smell and
bitter taste. It was used by the people of India, Arab, Greece and other in the
early days. It is used for different purposes. It is used in pharmaceuticals as
an ingredient of medicine. It is also used as a pesticide which hinders the
pests to many any harms to clothes and other expensive fragile textile items.
It is refined and made cut in to different square sizes before use.
Spikenrd: This is also an age old discovery used
in the human civilization the since early days. It is a sweet smelling tall
Indian plant. A perfumed ointment is extracted from spikenard. The aromatic
smell of this oil is pleasing and plausible. Long years ago it was applied for
medicinal use. people were know that applying this oils to hairs helps to grow
and blackens as well. It was found that Romans were importing this oils from
year old Indian market and store them in alabaster containers. It was an
expensive perfume because it always had huge demand and the supply side of the
product was unable to meet the wants of the people as the plant was rarely
found in the quickly reachable area. Actually cultivation of this plant is not
so easy rather the plant is on the road of extinct at this time being. It is
also survives only in hilly and cold regions like Himalayas in India where it
used to be largely found once upon a time. To obtain the piquasy liquid the
spikenard has to be go through distillation.
Nard :Botany refers many aromatic grass like lemon
grass, ginger grass, citronella etc .which yield scented oils and the nard is
one of them which diffuses perfumed fragrance if it is touched. The prince of
Greece had discovered this ambrosial plant while marching by feet through
Gedrosia (in Baluchistan) When the Greek king came to Asia fro invading India
and other south Asian country to annex with his empire. As soon as his
battalions tread on the plant sweet smell spread over the area as the
consequence of scented plants being trampled over. This is a spicy grass found
in semi aril area like western Punjab ( in
undivided India) and Baluchistan.
Costus :is also derived from the root of a
perennial plant in the mountain valley of Kashmir (India). The country was
exporting this as a raw material to Rome and China and other countries in the
ancient days where they were using it as a spicy perfume. The size of he root
is commonly equal to the size of finger wit
and has yellowish woody part and a whitish burl.
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