Post #15010

Musk deer: What is this magical musk, because of which bad people harass the animal? The musk deer looks like a cute little vampire deer, but it won't suck your blood. Instead, the musk deer will take all your money and give in return only a faint, gradually evaporating pleasant aroma. There is some absolutely unhealthy excitement around the small, only 10-17 kilogram in weight, wild ungulate. In all countries where musk deer live, strict penalties have been introduced for its shooting and smuggling, and states are desperately learning to breed animals in captivity, investing some crazy money in it. In the Russian Federation alone, more than 2 billion rubles have already been invested in the idea of ​​​​breeding musk deer and will continue to be invested at least until 2029. And all this in order to produce... what? Even an adult large musk deer is only a couple of kilos of meat, some thin bones and low-quality skin - warm, waterproof, but thin and rough to the touch. The fangs are also no good, because they are ordinary teeth, albeit very large ones. Males need them to attract females and fight with each other, but do not have any unique properties. The only thing valuable about musk deer is its musk. But its price can beat all costs. Just 1 gram of this dark, pungent-smelling liquid costs up to 4,500 rubles, which is more expensive than any other animal product in principle. And since the microdeer themselves use it to mark the boundaries of their territory during the mating season, up to 30 grams of musk can be squeezed out of the musk glands of one male. And this is already a whole small fortune. One of the reasons for the exorbitant price of musk deer musk is that it is an almost perfect odor fixative. When added to perfume, it turns typical eau de toilette into luxury perfume, the smell of which may not fade for up to 20 hours. In addition, it gives perfume a sharp and strong smell that cannot be reproduced in the laboratory from synthetic substances. And this is worth a lot. However, the above is a drop in the ocean of musk consumption; people simply eat most of it. The Chinese and Indians are confident that musk-based medicines strengthen the immune system, increase physical endurance and, of course, restore lost libido. That is why in these countries up to 50 kilograms of musk are produced every year, which is packaged in tablets and drops. But is there any real benefit from this? A very, very controversial issue. There are few studies on this topic, but according to them, the physical endurance of rats under the drugs actually increases by 10-20% without obvious side effects. However, these numbers hide very big pitfalls. First of all, it is worth noting the fact that rats are not people. More than once or twice it turned out that drugs that work great on rodents turned out to be completely useless or even dangerous for people. But even if musk really works, to get the effect you will have to rub 3 to 30 grams of