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Herbal Jewelry Qì Dăo
Unique jewelry made of healing medicinal herbs, inspired by Daoist medicine, handmade in China, blessed at Five Immortals temple, Wudang
Rose+Frankincense Bracelet
Ingredients: Rose, Clove, Benzoin (natural resin from tree bark) , Frankincense, Diamond Powder, Gypsum
Available single bead size: 13mm (usually for women), 15mm (usually for men)
Considering all its components, the benefits of this Bracelet in accordance with the Daoist medicine can be summarized into the following core aspects:
Emotional Regulation & Psychological Benefits (Core Advantages)
Available single bead size: 13mm (usually for women), 15mm (usually for men)
Emotional Regulation & Psychological Benefits (Core Advantages)
· Soothes the Liver & Relieves Stagnation, Alleviates Mood: Potently relieves stress, anxiety, irritability, and low mood, bringing tranquility, joy, and a sense of well-being.
· Calms the Nerves & Aids Sleep: The warm fragrance helps relax the nerves and improve sleep quality, especially suitable for those with cluttered thoughts or who wake easily at night.
· Boosts Confidence & Interpersonal Attraction: The magnetic energy of rose is traditionally believed to attract good relationships and love, enhancing personal charm and self-confidence.
Physical Regulating Benefits
· Promotes Qi and Blood Circulation: Aids the circulation of Qi and blood, providing indirect help in alleviating chest tightness and hypochondriac pain caused by Qi stagnation and blood stasis.
· Gentle Regulation: The fragrance absorbed through breath and skin pores can gently regulate the Middle Jiao (spleen and stomach), relieving minor gastric discomfort.
Purchase
In Bali: 999,999 IDR (+local delivery or pick up in Ubud)
Globally: 66 USD (+delivery to your country via UPS)
Osmanthus+Sandal+Agar Bracelet
Ingredients: Osmanthus, Sandalwood (Aged), Agarwood, Benzoin (natural resin from tree bark), Lemongrass, Hyacinth Bletilla, Borneol
Available single bead size: 13mm (usually for women), 15mm (usually for men)
Considering all its components, the benefits of this Bracelet in accordance with the Daoist medicine can be summarized into the following core aspects:
Emotion & Mind Regulation (Core Advantages)
· Dual-Action Mental Clarity: Both soothes anxiety through the sweet scent of Osmanthus and the warm fragrance of Sandalwood/Agarwood, and drives away drowsiness while refreshing the mind through the coolness of Borneol and the orifice-opening properties of Benzoin. Particularly suitable for situations requiring alertness without excessive stimulation.
· Aids Thinking & Concentration: Agarwood guides Qi downward, Borneol opens the orifices, helping to clear cluttered thoughts, improving study and work efficiency. Suitable for students, copywriters, and creative professionals.
· Attracts Auspiciousness & Blessings: The combination of Osmanthus and Aged Sandalwood, in traditional culture, carries the寓意 (symbolic meaning) of attracting wonderful things and enhancing one’s personal aura.
Physical Regulating Benefits
· Regulates Qi & Stomach: The combination of Osmanthus and Agarwood can gently regulate Qi movement, relieving minor gastric distension and chest tightness.
· Aromatic Resolution of Damp-Turbidity: The overall aromatic fragrance can dispel dampness and turbid Qi, improving feelings of lethargy and bodily heaviness.
Purchase
In Bali: 999,999 IDR (+local delivery or pick up in Ubud)
Globally: 66 USD (+delivery to your country via UPS)
Pear Agar Pendant – Auspiciousness & Fulfillment (吉祥如意)
Ingredients: Pear, Agarwood, Benzoin (natural resin from tree bark), spices
Benefits:
Pear provides a fresh, sweet aroma, while Agarwood brings woody notes. The initial scent carries the fresh sweetness of pear juice, followed by the woody base notes of Agarwood. Its primary functions are to calm the nerves and aid sleep, nourish Qi and complexion. It can both reduce stress and make one feel comfortable, adding a touch of leisure to a normally busy life.
Calms Nerves & Aids Sleep · Soothes Emotions · Nourishes Qi.
A light sniff can soothe a thousand strands of melancholy.
Core Theme Symbolism: “Auspiciousness & Fulfillment” (吉祥如意)
· 吉祥 (Auspiciousness): Represents good luck, auspiciousness, and blessings. Wearing the scented plaque寓意 (symbolizes) carrying good fortune and auspicious energy with you, praying for everything to go smoothly and staying away from disaster.
· 如意 (Fulfillment): Represents everything going as wished, having one’s wishes fulfilled, and achieving all goals.寓意 (Symbolizes) that all the wearer’s wishes and efforts can be realized, and their life path will be smooth and unobstructed.
· 吉祥如意 combined is the most direct and beautiful blessing, covering all aspects of life.
The寓意 (symbolism) of the “Auspiciousness & Fulfillment Pendant” is a multi-dimensional, multi-layered integrated talisman:
· Surface Level寓意: Through the name and pattern, it directly expresses wishes for good luck, wealth, health, career, love, and all other good things.
· Deep Level寓意: Through the functions of herbs and spices, it achieves the practical effects of warding off evil, protecting the body, regulating health, and purifying the mind, providing the保障 (safeguard) for achieving “Auspiciousness & Fulfillment.”
· Spiritual寓意: As a cultural symbol, it embodies the wearer’s yearning for a better life and their focus on self-cultivation.
Therefore, it is not only an exquisite piece of art but also a talisman, and furthermore, a cultural carrier bearing millennia of incense culture and beautiful blessings. Whether for personal use or as a gift, it is a gesture filled with heartfelt sentiment and profound meaning.
Purchase
In Bali: 1,369,369 IDR (+local delivery or pick up in Ubud)
Globally: 88 USD (+delivery to your country via UPS)
Pear Agar Pendant – Inner Peace & Longevity Lock (平安锁)
Ingredients: Pear, Agarwood, Benzoin (natural resin from tree bark), spices
Benefits:
Pear provides a fresh, sweet aroma, while Agarwood brings woody notes. The initial scent carries the fresh sweetness of pear juice, followed by the woody base notes of Agarwood. Its primary functions are to calm the nerves and aid sleep, nourish Qi and complexion. It can both reduce stress and make one feel comfortable, adding a touch of leisure to a normally busy life.
Calms Nerves & Aids Sleep · Soothes Emotions · Nourishes Qi.
A light sniff can soothe a thousand strands of melancholy.
Core Symbolism: “Peace” (平安) & “Lock” (锁)
This is the most direct and important寓意 (symbolism) determined by the pendant shape and name.
· Safe and Smooth, Free from Misfortune:
· “平安” (Peace) is the core, most direct blessing of this scented pendant. It represents the wish for the wearer to have a lifetime of peace, health, freedom from illness and disaster, and for everything to be stable and smooth. This is the most basic and also the most崇高的 (sublime) wish for people, covering all aspects of life.
· Locking in Auspiciousness, Locking in Blessings:
· The “锁” (lock) shape, in folk custom, has the symbolic meaning of confinement and protection.
· Locking in Life: Originating from the ancient “Longevity Lock” (长命锁),寓意 (symbolizing) “locking” a child’s life in the human world, locking in health, preventing evil spirits and illnesses from taking them away, allowing them to grow up healthy.
· Locking in Blessings:寓意 (Symbolizes) locking all good fortunes like good luck, wealth, and marital bliss close by, preventing their loss.
· Locking in the Soul: In some traditional beliefs, it is also thought to be able to lock the soul, making it protected, stable, and less prone to fright and dangers.
· Opening Wisdom, Unlocking Life:
· Locks usually come with a key, which also implies the meaning of opening wisdom and unlocking a bright future.寓意 (Symbolizes) opening the door of wisdom, and unlocking life’s dilemmas or opening the path to success.
The寓意 (symbolism) of the “Peace Lock Scented Pendant” is a multi-layered talisman:
· Shape寓意 (Lock): Powerful protection, confining evil. It is a tangible talisman.
· Name寓意 (Peace): The ultimate wish. Represents the most essential expectation people have for life.
· Material寓意 (Herbal Spices): Dynamic purification and nourishment. It not only protects but also actively purifies the environment and regulates the body and mind, providing dual internal and external保障 (safeguards) for “Peace.”
Therefore, it is far more than just an accessory. Whether given to a child, an elder, family, or friends, it conveys a most profound and simple care: May you have a lifetime of peace, I guard you with all positive energies. This is a traditional yet wise blessing for health.
Purchase
In Bali: 1,369,369 IDR (+local delivery or pick up in Ubud)
Globally: 88 USD (+delivery to your country via UPS)
“Immortals Tea” Huang Jing Tonic
Nine times steamed and dried, 黄精 Huang Jing is a special Chinese medicine food that is known for its use by Daoist adepts who were fasting and meditating. They would eat this to ward off hunger. It also enhances meditation.
Huangjing, a traditional Chinese medicine, is sweet and flat, restoring spleen, lung and kidney channels.
From Ben Cao Gang Mu Jing Vol III: Mountain herbs (pg128)…
“In ancient times, Huang Di asked the Celestial Elder: Among items that grow between Heaven and Earth, is there anything that, if eaten, prevents one from dying? The Celestial Elder replied: An herb of major yang named huang jing, when eaten, it prolongs one’s life.”
You can chew it or brew it in hot water like tea. For eating, start with 1 cun (your thumb width) per day and increase to 10 cun per day. You can chop it up and add it to any mix! We suggest a special super mix of sesame seed, pine nut, goji berry, jujube, and huang jing!
“Yellow Essence” belongs to the lily family. Alias is also called xian ren yu liang “leftover provisions of hermits and immortals”, and jie qiong cao “herb that rescues the poor”. It is a medicine and food homology tonic. With the enhancement of modern health consciousness, Huangjing has gradually become a high-grade tonic product that people must eat. Yellow essence has gradually entered thousands of households and ordinary people’s homes!
Entering spleen, lung, kidney channel, has the function of nourishing Yin, moistening lung, supplementing Qi, used to treat lung Yin deficiency caused by dry cough less sputum, sputum with blood; Kidney essence deficiency waist and knee sour and soft, hair and white; For the treatment of spleen and stomach weakness, fatigue and problems with appetite.
It has been determined that Huangjing contains at least 17 kinds of amino acids, and also contains various trace elements, such as iron, zinc, copper and manganese. Among them, iron is involved in the synthesis of hemoglobin. It also contains vitamin C and vitamin B. Hubei Province Huangjing is also rich in selenium.
*People with diarrhea and phlegm dampness full of qi stagnation should not take it.
*Shifu also said it’s not for people with high blood pressure or high blood sugar, as it’s for tonifying
More information on properties, actions, and indications here:
https://www.americandragon.com/Individualherbsupdate/HuangJing.html
An interesting article can be read here: https://iadns.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/fft2.231
250grams
Purchase：
In Bali: 999,999 IDR (+local delivery or pick up in Ubud)
Globally: 55 USD (+delivery to your country via UPS)
