What part of an animal is musk? How much is the price per gram?

Diseases are inevitable in people's daily life. Some people will choose to drink traditional Chinese medicine for treatment, if not medical students, the name of traditional Chinese medicine must be not complete, and some names are rarely heard of. Musk is one of them, it has the functions of activating blood circulation and dredging menstruation, reducing swelling and relieving pain. What part of the animal is musk? How much is it per gram?

What is musk?

Musk, also known as Yuan Cun, Cun Xiang, is a relatively expensive traditional Chinese medicine, the price is very expensive. It is brown when solid, with a foul smell, and can give off a unique fragrance when diluted with alcohol or water. It has the effects of opening orifices, dredging collaterals, dispersing stasis and so on, and has a good effect on stroke, fall injury, angina pectoris, sore poison and so on. Musk is often used as a cardiotonic or stimulant in western medicine.

1. Where is the main origin of musk?

Mainly distributed in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Gansu, Yunnan, Sichuan and other places.

two。 What are the points for attention in the use of musk?

Pregnant women are forbidden to use musk deer because it can lead to abortion. In addition, people who are relatively weak are also prohibited from using it.

3. What are the preservation methods of musk?

Put the musk in a clean container, such as a glass bottle, then seal it and place it in a cool, dry place.

Second, which part of the animal is musk?

Musk comes from a cystal secretion of male deer. However, musk is not found in all male deer families, and generally grows in the male sacs of forest musk deer, horse musk deer or original musk deer. Usually two-year-old male musk deer begin to secrete musk, about 10 years old is the best secretion period, each musk deer can secrete about 50 grams.

1. Forest musk deer

Forest musk deer mainly live in coniferous and broad-leaved mixed forests, with a habitat height of 2000-3800 meters, but can also survive at low elevations. It is distributed in Xinjiang, Xizang, Qinghai, Gansu, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shanxi and Hubei, Sichuan, Guizhou and other places.

two。 Horse musk deer

Horse musk deer lives in coniferous forests and alpine thickets at an altitude of 2500-5000m. It is distributed in Qinghai, Gansu, Xizang, Sichuan and other western regions of China.

3. Original musk deer

The original musk deer, also known as Swertia angustifolia, mostly lives in coniferous and broad-leaved mixed forests, coniferous deciduous forests and other habitats. It is distributed in Hebei, Beijing, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi and Xinjiang.

Although the above three kinds of deer are distributed in some areas of our country, they all belong to the national first-class protected animals and are prohibited from overfishing.

Third, how much is a gram of musk?

If it is pure natural musk, it is more expensive than gold. However, natural musk is difficult to buy, the common musk on the market is synthetic, the price is generally about 400-500 yuan per gram, the price is closely related to the purity and content of musk.

As a kind of perfume, musk has a long history and is one of the main raw materials of high-grade perfume. Therefore, the price of musk on the market is not cheap.