Incense - a silent killer that few people know about

Incense - a silent killer that few people know about. Please take note now to avoid bringing disease into your body!

Causes liver and lung poisoning, blurred vision and cancer

Currently on the market, many people like to use curled incense sticks because they believe that the more coils, the more luck. However, to make such incense, the process of making curled incense sticks takes 4-5 months from the stage of selecting the raw materials for making incense sticks, soaking the raw materials, then drying them in the sun and splitting the incense sticks by hand. However, for the purpose of fast production and wanting the incense sticks to curl and not break, people soak the incense sticks in a phosphoric acid solution (H3PO4). When burning, this substance will increase the temperature, helping the incense sticks burn quickly. This is the condition for the incense sticks to curl and not break. However, the burning process will create P2O5 gas. This is a toxic gas, if inhaled for a long time, it can cause respiratory poisoning, make the retina gradually blur and vision can decrease rapidly.

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So far, doctors at the Central Lung Hospital warn that respiratory diseases caused by incense are very common.

Doctor Dang The Can - former Deputy Director of K Hospital said that incense soaked in cheap chemicals when burned will cause difficulty breathing, nausea, dizziness, and frequent inhalation will cause liver and lung poisoning.

Research shows that incense smoke contains CO, CO2, Sulfur dioxide (SO2), Nitrogen dioxide (NO2), benzene, hydrocarbon compounds... These substances can cause pneumonia, respiratory infections, asthma, especially in patients with a history of chronic respiratory diseases.

According to Dr. Can, inhaling these gases can cause headaches, dizziness, weakness and nausea, reduce the ability to work, increase cardiovascular disease, cause respiratory diseases, destroy cells, cause dysplasia, and can lead to cancer or even death...

Dr. Chu Thuy Hanh - Respiratory Department, Bach Mai Hospital said that currently there is no specific research on the harmful effects of chemically-infused incense. However, when burning chemical incense, the common harmful effects of fragrance abuse are that it can trigger acute asthma attacks, especially for people with a history of fragrance allergies, bronchial asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease... especially when exposed to products with synthetic fragrances from chemicals.

Mr. Dao Quoc Huong, Head of Organic Chemistry Department, Institute of Chemistry, said that incense is more toxic in closed, stuffy rooms. When burning incense, if the incense uses phosphoric acid chemicals, when burned, it will produce P2O5 gas. When inhaling this gas, users will have symptoms of watery eyes and coughing, this is most evident when we go to pagodas and temples on holidays, full moon days, and new moon days.

May cause dizziness, nausea

Every day, smelling incense sticks that have a fragrant, long-lasting scent and curl when burned, in addition to the unpleasant feeling, many people also have difficulty breathing, nausea, and dizziness. This directly affects the health of the person smelling it.

According to Hanoi Moi