There is another kind of musk secreted by musk rats is also called muskrat incense, mainly by the muskrat's scent gland tissue to secretion. Muskrat incense contains the same as natural musk musk ketone, descending musk ketone, alkanone and other major components, which slows down the heart rate is more obvious, with anti-inflammatory hypoxia resistance, lowering blood pressure, anti-inflammatory, anti-stress allergies, androgens and other effects.
Musk
Latin scientific name: Moschus moschiferus L.
Alias: fragrant musk [1], roe deer, mountain donkey. Dangmenzi, umbilical cord incense, musk umbilical cord incense, four flavors of stink, stink, wax, incense umbilical cord, legacy of incense, heart knot incense, raw incense, Yuan inch incense
Family classification: Vertebrata, Mammalia, Artiodactyla, Artiodactyla, Deer family Cervidae woodland animal species.
Smaller, weighing 8 to 13 kilograms and 65 to 95 centimeters long. The coat is coarse and hard, zigzagging like waves, easy to break. Both males and females are hornless. The ears are erect, rounded in the upper part, the eyes are round and large, the muzzle end is bare, and there are no infraorbital and tarsal glands. The upper canine teeth of males are particularly well developed, long and pointed, exposed beyond the lip, and slightly curved downward. In females, the canines are very small and do not show beyond the lip. The limbs are elongated, with the hind limbs longer than the fore limbs, the main hooves narrow, and the lateral hooves conspicuous. The tail is very short. Males have musk glands in the groin, in the form of a sac, slightly elevated externally, the hair outside the scent sac is short and fine, sparse, and the skin is exposed. Musk hair color is uniform, dark brown, dorsal and lateral body hair color is darker, ventral hair color is lighter. There are inconspicuous cinnamon colored spots on the back, arranged in four or five longitudinal rows, and the spots on the waist and sides of the buttocks are more obvious. Mouth, cheeks, back of ears, shoulders, side of body to tail and outside of limbs are brownish gray mixed with cinnamon yellow spots. The frontal hair color is slightly darker, the tip and back of the ear is pure brownish-gray, the inner part of the ear is white, the base of the ear has earthy-yellow spots, the lower jaw is white, the hair color on both sides of the neck is white and extends to the right shoulder in two white bands, the hair color of the face is lighter, and the groin is light brownish-gray. Hair color and spots vary greatly. Some individuals have fewer, vaguely visible markings, while others are more obvious, connected in broken yellow patches.
Inhabits rocky or large areas of coniferous and mixed coniferous and broad forests. Rarely in flat woods, plains, ponds or mountains without forests. No fixed habitat, mostly resting in the shade, dry and warm places. Active in the morning and at dusk, resting during the day. Normally, males and females live alone, while females often stay with their young. Can walk briskly and agilely on precipitous cliffs and deep snow, with the habit of climbing sloping trees, good at jumping. Sensitive vision and hearing, timid. Feeds on the shoots and leaves of pine, fir and cedar, lichen, moss, weeds and twig shoots, and wild fruits.
Widely distributed in China, the northeast region of the large and small Hinggan Mountains and Changbai Mountain, the Sanjiang Plain and other places, North China, Northwest of the Qilian Mountain region, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, the northeast, Nei Mongol, Sichuan, Xinjiang, and other places are available.
The muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) is the only member of the genus Mus muskrat, which is the larger native aquatic rodent of North America, and was introduced to Europe. They are known as "swamp squirrels" in the Mid-Atlantic. Adult muskrats are usually about 25-40 centimeters long and have a strong tail about 20-25 centimeters long. Their bodies are covered with a thick, brown, waterproof fur. They have partially webbed hind legs and a pair of small, hand-like forelegs, and can weigh up to 1,700 grams, about four times as much as a ditch mouse. Male muskrats are able to secrete muskrat scent through the muskrat glands of the reproductive system during the breeding period of April-September, which has a strong aromatic flavor. Muskrat incense can be used instead of musk as a valuable Chinese medicine, but also the production of high-level perfume raw materials.