Is it illegal to possess musk?

The possession of musk is illegal, and it is a controlled item, which cannot be bought or sold according to law.

Musk deer (shè) is the secretion of glandular sac between navel and genitals of male musk deer. After drying, it is granular or blocky, with special fragrance and bitter taste. It can be made into perfume or used as medicine. It is a stimulant for the central nervous system and can relieve pain and swelling for external use. "Musk deer" for short.

In the second phase of clinical trial, there were 953 cases, 10 diseases, 4 compound preparations and 4 single preparations. The results show that artificial musk has the functions of inducing resuscitation, promoting blood circulation and dredging menstruation, reducing swelling and relieving pain. The Chinese patent medicine prepared by artificial musk has the same efficacy as that prepared by natural musk, which shows that artificial musk and natural musk have similar functions, indications and application scope.

In the second phase of clinical use of compound preparation or single drug, especially the use of artificial musk alone, including honey pills, honey pills, powder and other dosage forms, oral (including chewing) or external use, no adverse reactions were found. It shows that the security of the two is also consistent.

The third-phase clinical trial of 865 cases with 5 diseases and 4 preparations further confirmed that the efficacy and safety of artificial musk were similar to those of natural musk.

The conclusion is that the main pharmacological effects of artificial musk are basically the same as those of natural musk, with similar physical properties and definite clinical efficacy, and it can be used with natural musk in the same formula.

1994 document number 17 law issued by the Ministry of Health (1994) clearly stipulates that artificial musk is a new drug and belongs to a state secret variety [6]; It has the same formula as natural musk. In 2004, the State Food and Drug Administration of the United States officially produced the approval number, and Beijing Lian Xin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. produced artificial musk. Many national treasure Chinese patent medicines are made of artificial musk, such as Liushen Pill and Musk Baoxin Pill.

It can be seen that artificial musk is a unique medicine and medicinal component that can legally replace natural musk in China. It is a special name, and any other synthetic musk (see below) should not be named "artificial musk". Some media reports confuse the difference between the two and make mistakes in understanding.