Castor séché collections glande de castoreum 34 grammes (1,2 oz) musc 海狸香 hải ly 湴护榬曀

Castoreumis a paired musk gland of the beaver, which has elongated shape. Infresh form, beaver castoreum is a yellowish-brown plastic substance, in dryform it is a brown, easily grinded mass. Thre are two types of thecastoreum: castoreum sibericum and castoreum canadense. Castoreum sibericum, alsoknown as dried musk glands of european beaver, contain much more activeingredients so it is more expensive. The castoreum contains aromatic aldehydemuscone, salicine, steroid substances, benzylic alcohol, borneol,p-ethylphenol, acetophenone, benzoic, cinnamic, succinic acids, phenol – intotal more than 40 active components. Beaver musk podcontains natural adaptogens, which have a tonic effect.