Enjoy the enchanting loveliness of fragrance from a beautiful flower called the Champa. Nature has given us a huge storehouse of natural substances that can light up our lives with their unique fragrance and fill us with happiness. Some are inorganic substances and some are derived from organic sources and a truly wide range from strong to mild fragrances. Of the many, it is undoubtedly flowers that hold a top position in the hierarchy of organic sources and are most used worldwide. When we take fragrant flowers, certainly there’s one name that stands right on top of people’s minds and that is Plumeria Alba. For someone from India might not have a bell because that’s the biological name of what is commonly called the Champa or the Champak flower. Although it is called by various names around the world but popular names are Lei Flower, Frangipani, etc. there’s even a golden yellow colored variant often called Swarna Champa meaning the Golden Champa Flower.
This flower is a beauty for the sight to behold and its fragrance has the power of a hundred electro-magnets because it attracts your sense completely. It is soft, sweet, seductive with a hint of spiciness that seems to hold your attention towards it and keeps your mind fixed. This has been in use in India for use as a flower to be used in temples and for general worship in homes. The reason why it’s used in worship is not difficult to understand because the smell of these seems to completely calm the senses and brings a stead focus to help with your prayers. These flowers are available in various parts of India, Asia, and South-East Asia and are held in high esteem in most other places. As matter of fact, the Plumeria Alba holds the pride of place as the national flower of the country Laos, situated between Thailand and Vietnam.
In many temples and homes, they make beautiful garlands with champak flowers, and where it is used the whole place is covered in a wonderful ambiance of this fragrance. Such is the enchanting fragrance of Natural Champa Flowers that perfume essence is used in the manufacturing of Agarbatti or Incense sticks. As is well known that Agarbatti is a quintessential part of Hindu Ritual Worship as well as its use for social functions in every part of the Indian Subcontinent. The use of incense sticks is highly recommended not just for ritual daily worship but also for those who practice meditation. The reason for that is it is an established scientific fact that smell can induce types of mental feelings. Smell enters through our nose and sends electrical impulses to our Frontal cortex, Amygdala, etc and a good smell can create a sobering physiological response. Some fragrances can induce a sleepy effect while some can invigorate you and yet some that can make you feel calm and composed make you feel at peace.
At Astami you can buy Mayasmatic Natural Champa, an incense stick that brings you the enchanting magic of pure Champa Flowers. its use can bring a beautiful change to the ambiance of any room in your home or office in cost-effective means and a short time.
