What is the medicinal value of civet cat?

When the SARS epidemic broke out in our country, some people believed that the disease was caused by eating civet cats. Through that incident, many people became familiar with civet cats. In fact, civet cats not only have extremely high nutritional value, but their fur can also be made into various types of clothing. The medicinal value of civet cats is even more prominent. However, civet cats are a national protected animal. Now let us learn about the medicinal value of civet cats through the following article.

In animal taxonomy, the civet cat belongs to the class Mammalia, order Carnivora, family Viverridae, and genus Civet. It is one of the "Eight Delicacies" and is a carnivorous animal of the family Viverridae. Its back and limbs are gray-brown, and its head is gray-black with white spots. The tail hair is two colors, brown-black at the base and black at the tip. The body length is 45~65 cm, the tail length is 30~42 cm, and the weight is 4.5~5 kg. The meat is fragrant, tender, smooth and delicious. Because they mainly eat fruits, their meat has no strange smell. It is regarded as a tonic by the people. Civets are mainly distributed in tropical areas. Civet cats are a national second-class protected animal and their consumption is strictly prohibited.

According to traditional Chinese medicine theory, it is sweet in taste and neutral in nature; it can nourish the middle and replenish qi, treat various malarial diseases, eliminate wandering wind, and cure intestinal wind and bleeding; it can also treat hemorrhoids, fistulas, and rat fistulas, and has medicinal value. The fat of civet cats is a rare high-grade raw material in the production of cosmetics and is also a good medicine for treating burns. In addition, civet cats are fur-bearing animals whose skin can be made into fur coats, and are one of China's traditional major export furs.

Through the above introduction, we know that civet cat is an animal with high medicinal value, but we also know that civet cat is a national protected animal and cannot be hunted or eaten at will. However, we can satisfy the consumption of civet cats through artificial breeding methods. Artificially bred civet cats also have high nutritional value and medicinal value.