Price of artificial musk: 80,000 yuan per kilogram in 2005.

The price of natural musk: generally, it can't be bought. In 2005, it was 200,000 yuan per kilogram, and the price is higher this year.

musk

[source]

Dry secretions from mature male sachets of Moschus berezovskii Flerov, Moschus sifanicus Przewwaski or Moschus moschiferus L. of Cervidae. Wild musk deer hunt in winter to the next spring, and cut off their shells, which is commonly called "hairy musk"; Cut open the sachet and remove the shell, which is commonly called "musk kernel". Artificial musk deer generally take musk kernels directly from the sachet, which can be obtained many times, dried in the shade or sealed with a dryer.

[Distribution of origin]

Location: Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan and other provinces. Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia and Northeast China are also produced.

[Characteristics of medicinal materials]

Moschus hirsutus is an oblate or elliptical capsule with a diameter of 3 ~ 7 cm and a thickness of 2 ~ 4 cm. The open surface is leathery, brown, slightly flat, densely covered with white or grayish brown short hairs, arranged around the center from both sides, with a small sac hole in the middle. The other side (that is, the cut side) is a brownish purple skin membrane, which is slightly shrunk, occasionally showing muscle fibers and slightly elastic. After being cut open, it can be seen that the middle membrane is brown or grayish brown and translucent; The inner membrane is brown; It contains granular and powdery musk kernel, a small amount of fine hairs and a shed inner skin membrane, which is commonly called "silver skin".

Wild musk kernels are soft, oily and loose. Among them, granular people are often called "pawns", which are irregular spherical or granular, with purple-black surface, oily and bright, and slightly pockmarked; The section is dark brown or yellow brown. Powdered people are mostly brown or yellow-brown, and there is a small amount of falling inner skin film and fine hair. The musk kernels collected by artificial breeding are granular, short strip or irregular lumps, with uneven surface, purple black or dark brown, oily and slightly shiny, with a small amount of hair and peeling inner skin film. The smell is strong and specific, and the taste is slightly spicy, slightly bitter and salty.

[Main chemical components]

It mainly contains 0.5 ~ 5% muscone, and also contains Muscopyridine, 5β-androsterone, cholesterol, amino acids, fat, protein and so on.

[Efficacy indication]

Enlighten the mind, promote blood circulation, dredge menstruation, reduce swelling and relieve pain. It can be used for dizziness due to fever, phlegm syncope due to apoplexy, sudden syncope due to stagnation of qi, coma due to moderate evil, amenorrhea, dystocia, stillbirth, sudden pain in the heart, swollen carbuncle, sore throat, traumatic injury and numbness due to arthralgia. 0.0 1～0. 1g。 Duoru pill powder. Appropriate amount for external use.

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