香料化学是天然有机化学发展中较为年轻的分支;香料工业的历史,迄今也不过一百几十年而已。但是人类对芳香物质的认识和应用,却是很古老的事了。那时,除用于祭神迷信之外,也有用于辟邪(瘟)治病和食品、酿酒等;只 Spice chemistry is a younger branch of the development of natural organic chemistry; the history of the fragrance industry has so far been only a few hundred years away. However, human understanding of aromatic substances and applications, it is very old thing. At that time, in addition to being used to sacrifice the fetishism, it was also used to cure evil (plague) and food, wine, etc.