Musk

[Skt., mushka, a testicle]. The dried secretions from the preputial follicles of Moschus moschiferus, a mammal of the order of Ruminant i a. M. (Moschus, U. S. P.), occurs in grains or lumps, po e ing a peculiar, penetrating odor. Its composition is complex, and among its constitutents are ammonia, stearin, olein. cholesterin, a volatile oil, gelatin, albumin, and certain salts. M. is stimulant and antispasmodic, and is used in typhoid fever and other low fevers, in adynamic pneumonia, in laryngismus stridulus, and in hiccough. Dose gr. x (0.65). 424