The efficacy and function of spermaceti

Everyone is familiar with spermaceti, but some people are relatively unfamiliar with it. In fact, spermaceti is a relatively common Chinese medicinal material. So what exactly does spermaceti do?

[Other Names] Sperm oil, spermaceti oil

[Source] Physeter catodon L., a sperm whale of the order Cetacean family, is used as medicine after being refined from the solid components of the oil in the whale's bone cavity .

[Habitat distribution] Distributed worldwide, living in warm ocean currents.

[Properties] Spermaceti oil is a colorless transparent liquid that condenses into a white soft fat in the air, which is similar to the composition of body oil.

[Processing] Spermaceti is squeezed to obtain white odorless crystals, which is spermaceti , and the remaining yellowish oil is spermacetioil .

【Functions and indications】It aims to reduce irritation, and relieve cough, diarrhea, etc.

[Usage and Dosage] Take 1 to 2 grams at a time, for external use in ointments, wax pastes, etc.

[Note] In addition to being used in medicine, whale wax is also a raw material for making soaps, candles and cosmetics.

【Excerpt】 National Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicines

Above we introduced spermaceti and its characteristics. We can know that spermaceti has very good efficacy and functions, and it has played a therapeutic and auxiliary therapeutic role in many diseases. I hope this will be helpful to everyone’s health.