Dhoops are an extruded incense, lacking a core bamboo stick Many dhoops have very concentrated scents and emits a lot of smoke when burned The most wellknown dhoop is probably Chandan Dhoop It contains a high percentage of sandalwood The oldest source on incense is the Vedas, specifically, the Atharvaveda and the Rigveda Incense burning was used both to create pleasing aromas and a medicinal tool Its use in medicine is considered the first phase of Ayurveda, which uses incense as an approach to healing Incense making was thus almost exclusively done by monks14The specific knowledge of incense as a healing tool was assimilated into the religious practices of the time early Hinduism As Hinduism matured and Buddhism was founded in India, incense became an integral part of Buddhism as well Around 200 CE, a group of wandering Buddhist monks introduced incense stick making to China1415