The efficacy and function of weasel

For many Chinese people, traditional Chinese medicine is very trustworthy because it has a long history and few side effects. Weasel is a common Chinese medicinal material, which has many benefits for human health. So how can we eat weasel? Let’s learn about it below.

【English name】 Weasel

[Source] Medicinal material source: the meat of the mustelid animal.

[Original form] The musk weasel is similar in shape to the yellow weasel, but smaller. Weight 100-200g, body length 21-34cm, tail length 10-16cm. The body is slender and the limbs are short. Males are larger than females. The upper lip and lower jaw are white, and the face and back of the ears are brown. The back of the body is brownish yellow or brownish yellow, and the belly is light yellow with orange and white. The center of the back is light brown, and the feet are sometimes mixed with white. The summer coat is darker in color, with the back almost tan.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: It lives in mountain forests and grasslands and uses the caves of other animals to live in. Feeds on rodents.

[Chemical composition] The secretions of the weasel contain crotyl mercaptan, isopentyl mercaptan, and methylcrotyl sulfide; the muscles contain myoglobin A and B, as well as peptides, amino acids, lipids, steroids, pigments, etc.; the uterus contains progesterone; and the bile contains cholic acid.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet; warm

【Meridian】 Heart; Spleen meridian

【Functions and indications】Detoxification. Mainly meat poisoning; drug poisoning; lip sores

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: burn the medicine and grind it into powder, 6-15g.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Chinese Medicinal Animals": It has the function of detoxification. It is mainly used to treat lip sores, food poisoning, drug poisoning, etc.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above content is an introduction to the traditional Chinese medicine weasel. We should learn more about weasel in our daily lives so that we can use it more reasonably and better maximize its value.