Efficacy of snuff: It can improve eyesight, and can be used for dry nose, stuffy nose, olfactory failure, head and cheek pain, sinusitis, etc. Chang Zhongcheng's Notes said: "Snuff, cold or foul-smelling gas can be used to induce sneezing, and then the evil gas will be evacuated and accumulated." It has a good effect on rhinitis. Wang Shizhen, the minister in charge of Kangxi's command affairs, also mentioned the word "nasal passage" in Notes on Xiangzu, which was found by searching the nasopharynx of old Beijing on Wang Bao. The owner called it "Blue Ocean Hope Store 2009". The snuff in Tianhuizhai has a history of hundreds of years. Weight 100 kilograms, a variety of osmanthus is smoked. Almost extinct. In the shops I have seen selling online, a bag of 50 grams is packed, which shows that express delivery is safe and fast in two or three days. It has many advantages over cigarettes. It has no lung cancer and can quit smoking, especially to avoid plague. Doctors in the Qing court often used prescriptions instead of snuff to treat nasal diseases and plagues.
We must first understand the composition of snuff.
Snuff is made by adding musk and other medicinal materials to finely developed high-quality tobacco and aging it in wax pills for a long time.
Therefore, it has the effects of improving eyesight, refreshing and promoting blood circulation.
Because snuff is fermented in wax pills for a long time, nicotine is released.
It's not hard to explain.
Let's explain why it won't cause pneumoconiosis.
The cause of pneumoconiosis is that the particles of asbestos or silicon dioxide are huge, and the phagocytes in the lungs can't "digest" after swallowing, which leads to their own death, and then they are swallowed by other phagocytes, continue to die, and then die again, which will form a vicious circle. Generally speaking, a particle will cause a large number of phagocytes to die. Until finally there is fibrous tissue wrapped around it.
The particle size of snuff is much smaller, which is easily digested by phagocytes and then excreted through sputum. This will not form pneumoconiosis.
China snuff is made of tobacco stems, which is a "blank". After scented with jasmine and osmanthus, scented snuff is made. The dry blank is strong, and the snuff is soft and weak. Working people like to smell blanks, and the more they smell them, the stronger they get. Therefore, there is a saying in Beijing that "the more tea you drink, the more fragrant it becomes." There used to be many shops selling snuff in Beijing. In recent years, besides tea shops, the most famous one selling fine snuff is Tianhuizhai in Dashilan. The cigarettes in Tianhuizhai cellar are extremely fresh, new products are introduced every day, and they are never dried. They specialize in the business of pear garden, and famous actresses go to Tianhuizhai to chat every day. Only Xinjiekou sells staple food.
Smelling medicine is specially used by people from all directions. It is made of various flowers and leaves, such as lotus leaf sniffing medicine and mint sniffing medicine. People who pay attention to smelling snuff have "Dunhu" at home, and some people send fresh jasmine flowers every day, so the smoke smells very fragrant.
Older Yugur people have the habit of smoking snuff, and many people still keep snuff bottles handed down from their ancestors as treasures. In the past, when the tobacco industry was underdeveloped, guests came to Yugur's home. After the host sat down, he offered a cigarette to the guest with a snuff bottle in his hand. From the point of view of health, this is indeed a good custom, which is much superior to smoking and snowing. Smelling snuff means smelling its fragrance, refreshing the brain, driving away filth and avoiding epidemic. Unlike smoking a cigarette, it will smoke people's hearts, infect internal organs, damage the body and hinder others. When smoking snuff, whoever likes to smell it will put it under his nostrils. People who enjoy themselves but don't like to smell it can't smell it even near hurricanes. If you cover your nose with a handkerchief when sneezing, it will reduce the disadvantages of environmental pollution and will not endanger the health of others.
Good snuff materials are exquisite, including precious medicinal materials such as borneol and camphor. It uses high-grade sun-cured tobacco leaves rich in oil and good smell, grinds them into powder, puts them into a sealed container, and can only be used after aging for a certain period of time. If you catch a cold, your nose is dizzy and stuffy, smoke some snuff, sneeze a few times, clear your mouth and breathe smoothly; If you are dizzy and tired, you can smoke some snuff to refresh yourself. It's really unique. According to historical records, snuff was brought to China by Italian missionary Matteo Ricci in the ninth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, and it was regarded as a fashion in China during the reign of Kanggan in the Qing Dynasty. Yugur people began to smoke snuff in the Qing Dynasty, which has been passed down to this day. Although modern cigarettes and snow have spread smokers all over Sunan, there are still many Yugur snuff smokers.