It is the dry secretion in the sachet of mature male musk deer, forest musk deer, horse musk deer or proto-musk deer of deer family. Rejuvenates the mind, activates blood circulation and stimulates menstruation, reduces swelling and relieves pain.

The effect of musk on the central nervous system is bidirectional. It excites in small doses and inhibits it in large doses. It enhances the ability of the central nervous system to tolerate hypoxia and improves cerebral circulation; musk has obvious cardiotonic effects. It can excite the heart, increase the amplitude of cardiac contraction, and enhance myocardial function;

Musk has preventive and therapeutic effects on ischemic heart disorders caused by thrombus; musk has a certain anti-inflammatory effect, and its anti-inflammatory effect is similar to Hydrocortisone is similar. Characteristics of medicinal materials:

1. Chaetomus musk: an oblate or oval-shaped cyst with a diameter of 3-7cm and a thickness of 2-4cm. The open surface is slightly raised, leathery, and tan. Densely grown white or gray-brown short hairs are arranged around the center from both sides, with a small pouch in the middle, 1-3mm in diameter. The other side is a tan slightly purple membrane, slightly wrinkled, with occasional muscle fibers.

2. Musk kernel: The wild ones are soft, oily and loose; the granular ones are commonly called "Dangmenzi", which are irregular spherical or granular, and the surface is mostly purple-brown and oily. Bright, slightly tingling, dark brown or yellow-brown in cross-section; powdery ones are mostly tan or yellow-brown, with a small amount of inner epidermis and fine hairs falling off.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Musk