Nicknames: Yixiang, Navel Fragrance, Heart Knot Fragrance, Dangmenzi
Harvesting and processing: Musk deer produce the most fragrance after the age of 3, with the peak period of fragrance secretion from August to September each year, and less fragrance secretion from October to February of the following year. There are two types of musk extraction: hunting musk deer for musk extraction and live musk deer for musk extraction. Hunting musk deer for musk extraction involves capturing wild adult male musk deer, cutting off the glandular sac and skin, shortening the fur, and drying it in the shade. It is commonly known as "hairy shell musk" or "hairy musk"; Cut open the sachet and remove the shell, commonly known as "musk kernel". The extraction of musk from live musk deer is carried out under artificial breeding conditions. At present, the rapid extraction method is commonly used, which involves fixing the musk directly on the legs of the musk catcher, slightly cutting off the hair covering the mouth of the sachet, disinfecting with alcohol, inserting a spoon into the sachet and slowly rotating it, and then pulling it out to extract the musk. After taking the fragrance, remove impurities and place it in a dryer. After drying, store it in a brown sealed small glass container to prevent moisture and mold.
Medicinal parts: Dry secretions from mature male sachets
Origin: Xinjiang, Xizang, Qinghai, Gansu, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Hubei, Sichuan, Guizhou, etc
Science: Deer family
Original plant: Musk deer (forest musk deer)
The body length of the musk deer is about 75cm and its weight is about 10kg.
The fur horns are darker, dark brown or grayish brown, and there are generally no significant cinnamon yellow or earthy yellow dot patterns on the adult body. The color of the back of the ear is mostly brown or dark brown; The ear edges and tips are mostly black brown or brownish brown, with white inside the ears. There are two white or yellow white hair bands extending from the lower part of the eyes to the neck and chest.
Adult male musk deer have one pair of exposed canine teeth, called fangs, and a glandular sac under their abdomen that secretes musk, which opens in front of the genital opening.
Female musk deer lack glandular sacs and fangs. The tail is short and hidden in the buttock hair.
Characteristics of Musk Medicinal Materials: The hairy shell musk is a flattened or oval shaped sac like body with a diameter of 3-7cm and a thickness of 2-4cm. The opening surface is raised, made of leather and brown in color. Dense white or gray brown short hairs, arranged around the center from both sides, with a small cystic hole in the middle, with a diameter of 1-3mm. The other side is a brownish purple film with slight wrinkles and occasional muscle fibers. The texture is loose and elastic, and when cut open, the middle layer of the membrane appears brown or gray brown, semi transparent. The inner layer of the membrane is brown, with granular and powdery musk kernels and a small amount of fine hair and shed inner layer membrane (commonly known as "silver skin").
(2) Wild musk kernels are soft, oily, and loose in texture; Among them, the granular ones are commonly referred to as "Dangmenzi", which are irregular spherical or granular in shape, with a surface that is mostly purple brown, oily and shiny, with slight hemp lines, and a section that is dark brown or yellow brown; The powder is mostly brown or yellow brown in color, with a small amount of shedding inner film and fine hairs. The breeder forms granular, short strip-shaped, or irregular clumps; The surface is uneven, purple black or dark brown, oily, slightly glossy, with a small amount of hair and peeling inner film. The aroma is strong and unique, with a slightly spicy, bitter, and salty taste.
Premium products are preferred for those that are soft, oily, have a variety of flavors, and have a strong aroma.
(1) Insert a specially designed slot needle into the pouch hole of the musk shell, rotate the slot needle, pick up the musk kernel, and immediately inspect it. The musk kernel in the slot should gradually expand and rise above the slot surface, commonly known as "protruding slot". Musk kernels are oily, with loose particles, no sharp angles, and a strong aroma. There should be no foreign objects such as fibers or abnormal odors.
(2) Take a small amount of musk kernel powder, place it in your palm, moisten it with water, rub it with your hands until it forms a ball, and then gently rub it with your fingers to disperse. It should not stick to your hands, stain your hands, touch your fingers, or clump together.
(3) Take a small amount of musk kernels, sprinkle them in a hot crucible and burn them. At first, they burst, then melt and expand into bubbles like beads. The aroma is strong and overflowing, and there should be no hair, burnt meat, flames or sparks. After ashing, the residue appears white or grayish white.
(4) Musk kernel powder is brown or yellow brown in color. A semi transparent or transparent mass formed by the integration of countless amorphous granular materials, light yellow or light brown in color; Square, columnar, octahedral, or irregular crystals embedded or scattered within the mass; And circular oil droplets can be seen, occasionally with hair and endothelial layer membrane tissue.
Musk's medicinal properties:
The premium musk in this sutra has a sweet and warm taste. It is used to dispel evil qi, kill ghosts and spirits, warm malaria, poison and spasms, and eliminate the three insects. Long term consumption can eliminate evil qi and prevent dreams and nightmares
Spicy taste, high temperature, entering the Taiyin Spleen and Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian. Passing through the meridians and meridians, opening up and clearing the passage.
Musk vigorously rushes away, blocking the meridians, opening and closing the orifices and blood stasis, warming the uterus, stopping the cold belt, calming the mind, relieving seizures, treating heart pain and abdominal pain, relieving facial pain (black dryness) and eye opacities, relieving nasal congestion and toothache, flat silkworms biting mice, relieving swelling and swelling, accumulating symptoms, all drinking, eating fruits and vegetables, and staying overnight.
Insecticidal and detoxifying agents, warding off evil and miasma, promoting qi and blood circulation, inducing abortion, penetrating bones and tendons, dispelling wind and rheumatism, and clearing dispersing agents are the first.
[Origin] It is produced in Qinghai, Xizang, Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuan and other places in China. It looks like a deer and is small. Musk deer has a pouch in its navel, which secretes strange fragrance. It is called musk deer's navel fragrance, and it is called Dangmenzi when it is granulated.
[Taste] Spicy, warm in nature, non-toxic.
【 Indications 】 Musk navel incense is a necessary medicine for opening and closing the orifices. It mainly penetrates the bone marrow internally and the fur externally, allowing for movement and opening. Treat internal evil, fullness, wind toxicity, wind phlegm, sudden pain and sudden closure, treat phlegm fainting, startle epilepsy, nasal congestion, hearing loss, and blurred vision.
【 Additional Record 】 Treat various evil and demonic qi, moderate evil, severe pain in the heart and abdomen, bloating, fullness, wind and poison, remove facial dullness, blurred skin in the eyes, difficult childbirth in women, abortion.
[Rihua] Treat snake and silkworm bites, sand, gu, and river miasma, dispel gu qi, kill internal organs and insects, treat malaria, spit wind and phlegm, treat all deficiency and evil diseases, absorb the uterus, warm the water and organs, stop cold and bring down the body.
[Hongjing] Admires and soothes nightmares by placing pillows, as well as treating evil spirits and snake venom.
【 Medication 】 Taking one pill with hot water can treat children's seizures and discomfort, calm the heart and mind, stop minor ailments, and also corrode all abscesses and pus.
【 Good old 】 Treating nasal congestion without smelling the fragrance and odor.
【 Meng Xian 】 Eliminate all diseases, cure all evil qi, and alleviate fear and confusion.
[Spiritual Embryo] Eliminate evil and impurities, open the orifices and kill insects.
[Dosage] Normal range is from a few centimeters to a fraction.
【 Taboo 】 For any disease that belongs to deficiency, it should be supplemented and not used. It is not suitable for people who are tired or pregnant to wear it. Avoid garlic and sniffing it near the nose.
The use of musk in traditional Chinese medicine is due to its ability to open the pores. Generally, if the pores are closed, ephedra can be used to unblock them, while if the pores are closed, kudzu root can be used
To pass through, those who are blocked by Rongwei can pass through Guizhi, those who are blocked by wind can pass through Qianghu, those who are blocked by blood can pass through Yanhu Yujin, and those who are blocked by lung qi can pass through
For those with blocked heart qi, Acorus calamus can connect with distant aspirations; for those with blocked stomach qi, Huoxiangchuan can connect with simplicity; for those with blocked liver qi, Xiangfu Chuanxiong can connect with fragrance. However, this type of usage can treat one organ, one channel, and not the most severe blockage. When various evil spirits penetrate deeply or internal diseases erupt, the meridians are completely blocked internally, and the external orifices also show signs of blockage, causing the mind to lose its control and the consciousness to be confused. At this time, it is not necessary for musk to pass through. Famous prescriptions include Musk Tianma Pill (Musk Tianma Windproof Chuanxiong Tiannan Star Chrysanthemum, used to treat wind, phlegm, qi stagnation, headache, dizziness, limb fatigue, and insomnia), Musk Chansu Pill (Musk Chansu Light Powder, Milk Fragrance, Arsenic Stone, Realgar, Badu Cold Water Stone, used to treat carbuncles and internal toxins), and Zhibao Dan Zixue Dan Suhe Pill, Niuhuang Qingxin Pill, etc.
[Preparation] Take the hairy shell musk, remove the capsule, take out the musk kernel, remove impurities, and grind it when needed.
[Taste] Spicy, warm.
Returning to the Heart and Spleen Meridians.
【 Functions and Indications 】 Awaken the mind, promote blood circulation and meridian circulation, reduce swelling and relieve pain. Used for fever induced fainting, stroke induced phlegm fainting, qi stagnation and sudden fainting, moderate to severe coma, amenorrhea, miscarriage, stillbirth, chest and abdominal pain, abscess and scrofula, sore throat, falling pain, numbness and numbness.
【 Usage and Dosage 】 0.03-0.1g, often added to pill powder. Apply in moderation for external use.
[Attention] Pregnant women are prohibited from using it.
【 Storage 】 Sealed, stored in a cool and dry place, shaded, moisture-proof, and moth proof. 【 Discussions from Various Schools 】 1. The "Ben Jing": It is mainly used to dispel evil qi, warm malaria, spasms, and eliminate the three worms.
2. "Bielu": Healing evil, intense pain in the heart and abdomen, bloating and fullness, wind and poison, bankruptcy of women, abortion, facial cleansing, blurred skin in the eyes.
3. Tao Hongjing: Healing snake venom.
4. "Treatise on Medicinal Properties": In addition to heartache, children may experience seizures and discomfort. To calm the mind and soothe the nerves, take a pill of Lanmen, grind it carefully, and pour hot water into it to stop minor complications. It can erode all the pus in the state.
5. "Rihuazi Bencao": Kill internal organs and insects, control snake and silkworm bites, control sand lice, streams, and miasma, and spit wind phlegm. Warm the uterus with warm water and organs, stop cold and diarrhea.
6. "Renzhai Zhizhi Fang": It can transform yang and promote pancreatic function. Can induce drug penetration.
7. Wang Haogu: Do not smell the fragrance or odor in the nasal treatment room.
8. "Gangmu": It connects various orifices, opens meridians, penetrates muscles and bones, relieves alcohol and toxins, and reduces fruit and fruit accumulation. Treat stroke, qi, middle evil, phlegm stagnation, and accumulation of symptoms.
9. "Compendium of Materia Medica": Eliminate all malignant sores, hemorrhoids, leaks, swelling, pain, pus, pus, and flesh, as well as facial ink spots and rashes. It is suitable for all patients with qi stagnation. If a mouse bite or insect bite causes a sore, seal it with musk.
10. Compendium of Materia Medica: Treating deafness, blurred vision, and coldness. "