The history of aromatic plants has developed synchronously with human history, and their documented history can be traced back to 3000-5000 years ago. China, India, Egypt, Greece and other ancient civilizations were the first countries to use vanilla. As early as four thousand years ago, the name vanilla appeared in the papyrus of ancient Egypt. And on the clay tablets of ancient Babylonia, there are hundreds of kinds of herbs listed, along with their usage methods and medicinal effects. The history of lacking vanilla is unimaginable. Vanilla is directly related to war, trade routes, the discovery of America, papal decrees, medical treatment, cosmetics production, and religious rituals, not to mention its relationship with cooking.
The history of using herbs in China can be traced back to the Yanhuang period more than 5000 years ago. Herbs were used as medicine to treat diseases, and fragrant trees and incense were burned to worship gods and clean the air. Shennong tasted a hundred herbs, and the fragrance of China spread far and wide. According to legend, Shennong (Emperor Yan) taught the people how to cultivate crops, plant mulberry and hemp, and make pottery... He treated the people's illnesses and tasted hundreds of herbs. In fact, many of the herbs are vanilla plants. "Dragon Boat Festival custom, the fragrance of wormwood and calamus". In order to commemorate Qu Yuan's Loong Boat Festival activities, aromatherapy has been promoted as a national cultural activity. During the festival, people burn or smoke fragrant plants such as wormwood, artemisia, calamus to drive away epidemics and avoid pollution, kill various pests after overwintering to reduce diseases in summer, and drink "herbal soup" and "medicinal wine" boiled with various herbs to drive away toxins accumulated in the body.
The origin of vanilla is closely related to the birthplace of religion. Initially, vanilla was mainly used for religious ceremonies and as a hobby for the nobility. Altars were incense filled to enhance the solemn atmosphere, and later it was gradually applied to food and daily necessities. By utilizing the characteristic of fragrant herbs that do not affect metabolism but can gradually exert their medicinal effects, the treatment course is determined according to each person's different constitution. The purpose of the treatment course includes detoxification, stress relief, rejuvenation, weight loss, beauty, etc. Generally, Ayurveda treatment lasts from several days to several weeks, and the efficacy is achieved by herb massage, essential oil physiotherapy, herb bath and Tonic Diet in a step-by-step manner.