Bkhour
The incense of Morocco and the Maghreb, burned to perfume a home and, by custom, to clear it of envy and unseen harm.
Also: bkhor, bukhur, bakhoor, jaoui
Bkhour (بخور) is the Maghrebi word for incense, found in markets sold by weight by an attar or herbalist, as mixtures of resins, woods and sometimes roots. Women burn it on small coals at weddings, births, Friday evenings, or after a quarrel, and customs say it clears the house of the evil eye or of jinn. Specific mixes carry specific names. In the Gnawa lila and other ceremonies, each spirit is called with its own scent and colour. Some buyers also seek recipes from a fqih, a religious scholar who writes amulets. Scholars of Moroccan life note that the smoke is part of hospitality and cleanliness as much as ritual. The Gulf has a related tradition of bakhoor.