(Pharmacology of Traditional Chinese Medicine)
Yin, a different name civet cat (Compendium of Materia Medica).
The source is the secretion in the gland sac of civet cats.
Animal-shaped civet cats, also known as Lei (Shan Hai Jing), Wen Li (Chu Ci), (yangfu's Record of Foreign Bodies), (Compendium of Materia Medica), (Miscellanies of Youyang), (Miscellanies of Dan and Lead), (.
Slender, about 83 cm in length, 43 cm in tail length and 8 kg in weight. The snout is slightly pointed and the bristles are arranged next to the mouth. The limbs are short, with five toes and the claws are slightly flexible. Both sexes have aromatic gland sacs, which can secrete strange fragrance. The whole body is grayish brown or yellowish, and the head, forehead and lips are grayish white. There are 3 black stripes from the neck to the front shoulder, with 2 white stripes in the middle; There are 1 black longitudinal stripes from the middle of the back to the tail base, and 1 white narrow stripes in the middle of the white back on both sides; Abdominal coat is light gray; The limbs are dark brown; The tail hair is thick and soft, between the narrow white ring and the wide black ring buckle, and the end is black.
Perched in the bushes. Stay at home during the day, go out at night, live alone, act quickly and have a keen hearing. Omnivorous, feeding on small animals, birds, fish, frogs and crabs, as well as insects, wild fruits and poultry. China starts from Qinling Mountains in Shaanxi Province in the north and reaches Hainan Island in Guangdong Province in the south. It is distributed in Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the east and Sichuan and Yunnan in the west.
The meat of this animal (civet cat meat) is also used as medicine, which is detailed in another article.
Collect civets, insert them into the gland sac with a horn spoon, and scrape out viscous liquid secretions, which is civets incense. Take it every 2 ~ 3 days, and you can get one yuan each time.
The fresh medicinal materials are honey-like viscous liquid, white or yellow-white; After a long time, the color gradually changed, from yellow to brown, showing ointment. Insoluble in water, only a part of alcohol can be dissolved, and a flame is invented when it is ignited. The smell is fragrant, smelling of urine recently and musk far away; It tastes bitter. It is best to use thick, white or light yellow paper that is evenly spread without particles.
In addition to the above varieties, there are civet cats, also known as spotted civet cats, whose secretions in the fragrant glands are also used as medicine. However, civet cats are small in size and have underdeveloped glandular sacs.
The chemical composition contains a special ketone "geranone". It also contains indole, dung odor, ethylamine, propylamine and several unknown free acids.
Sexual taste "Herbal Supplement": "pungent, warm and non-toxic."
Function: Purging turbidity, promoting qi circulation and relieving pain. Treat heart pain and hernia pain.
(1) Supplement to Materia Medica: "The evil is in the main body, sudden heart pain, malaria, epidemic gas, calming the heart and calming the nerves."
② Kun Yu Tu said, "Treat ear diseases."
Administration and dosage: Take pills and powder, 1 ~ 2 points. External use: grinding and dressing.
Remind you: Cimaoxiang, a Chinese herbal medicine, comes from the Internet. Please follow the doctor's advice before use.