Deer musk she xiang
LATIN NAME: MOSCHUS MOSCHIFERUS
COMMON NAME: Deer Musk, She Xiang, Musk Deer
The deer musk, known in the old traditions as she xiang, is a powerful, fragrant substance produced by a small gland of the musk deer, and its long history as a perfume and a traditional material has made it a subject of continuing study. The musk deer grows as a small, solitary, deer-like creature of the high mountain forests, reaching no more than sixty centimetres at the shoulder, with a thick, brown, bristly coat, long canine teeth in the males and no antlers, while the male carries a small gland near the navel which produces the dark, grainy, intensely fragrant musk. It is a creature of the high mountain forests of the Himalayas and the other central Asian ranges, while it has been hunted and farmed for its musk for a very long time, and the substance is known as the deer musk or the she xiang.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The deer musk and the musk deer have a real and distinguished place in research. They have been studied in the zoology and the wildlife management, since the musk deer is one of the most unusual of the high-mountain mammals, and the researchers have examined its biology, its behaviour and its conservation, while the study of the musk deer and their habitats has drawn attention in the international zoological and conservation press. The substance has also been studied in the chemistry and the natural-products science, since the musk contains a range of compounds including the muscone which gives it its characteristic fragrance, and the researchers have examined the musk, its constituents and its composition, while the study of the animal-derived fragrances has been of continuing interest, and the substance is best appreciated as a subject of study and a historical perfume rather than a casual remedy. The species has also been studied in the history and the ethnopharmacology, since the musk has a very long history in the old texts of the East and the West, and the researchers have examined the records and the traditional uses, while the place of the musk in the old traditions has been of interest to the historians. For a substance of such fragrance, the deer musk has a rich and distinguished record of study.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
To grow the Musk Deer from seed, the musk deer is a small, solitary creature of the high mountain forests of Central Asia, where it lives among the rhododendrons and the birches. Its presence is an indicator of the health of the high-mountain forests, and its loss reflects the damage to these fragile habitats, while the musk deer are a part of the food web of the high mountains, and their conservation requires the protection of the forests and the control of the hunting. Its economic value is real and fragile: the musk has been one of the most valuable of the animal products for a very long time, and the over-hunting has made the musk deer endangered across much of its range, while the sustainable farming and the careful conservation are the only responsible sources of the substance, and the musk deer is a treasure of the high mountains that deserves the greatest care. To raise the musk deer, keep them in spacious, forested enclosures with clean water and natural forage, and manage the populations with the greatest care for the health of these rare creatures.
keep the young musk deer in spacious, forested enclosures with clean water and natural forage, and manage the populations with the greatest care for the health of these rare creatures.
Introduce an odorous glandular secretion from the male musk deer; used as a perfume fixative the name originally given to a substance with a penetrating odor obtained from a gland of the male musk deer, which is situated between its back/rectal area. The substance has been used as a popular perfume fixative since ancient times It as herb effective as the following: effect on CNS: small amount stimulates, large amount inhibits. stimulate respiration increases heart rate elevates blood pressure stimulate cardiac function steroid effect on striated muscles and smooth muscles of the bronchioles. stimulates muscles of the uteri (contra-indication with pregnancy) antibiotic effect: inhibits Staphylococcus aureus and E. coli.