Shiv Rattan Kochar

Mystery of the Musk Shiv Rattan Kochar

Riddle decoded in Mnemonic: All M's for its easy recall - M-Musk - M- Moschus Moschiferus (zoological name of deer) - M-Males only secrete Musk, among musk deer - M-Mussoorie: land infamous for hunting Himalayan Musk deer: Mussoorie is word might originated from combining 2 words: Musk + Kastoori - M-Mountains- Himalayan Musk deer found - M-Mongolia -Siberian Musk deer found - M-Muska, means a testicle in sanskrit, since musk is a pheromone, secreted near testicle of musk deer. - M-Mating hormone, Musk is a pheromone attracting opposite gender for M-Mating & copulation - M-Middle of the belly between navel & testicle is the location of Musk gland in Mrignabhi, - M- Mystique Scent to Mesmerize & Mentally soothing to Mind - Madak - M-Mood elevator tonic - M- Musk route, from Tibet to Arab, China & Japan for exporting Musk - M-Most honoured perfume in Arabian Persia - M-Most expensive animal product in the world, 4 times costlier than Gold - M-Mada, Marga, Mrigmada, Mrignabhi, Mrigandaja, are synonyms of Musk in sanskrit - M-Mrig Trishna (Mrig is the Sanskrit name of Deer & Trishna means thirst) - M-Mrig - Marg: In the forest, chasing the deer (mriga) creates a path (marga). - M-Miraculous Medicinal remedy for poisonings by snakebite & aconite (an Arabian Unani Medicine myth) - M- Moskene & Muskone are the active principle in Musk - M-Musket: Long smooth barrel Gun, designed for hunting Musk deer - M-Musk hunter by using musket, were known as Musketeers - M-Milk out the musk pod from musk sac by Manual pressure - M-Milky in colour, on exposure turns into brown grains on drying - M-Mouth -its orally given as one grain a day in Unani medicine as aphrodisiac Toxicity by Musk: - -M-Mobility restricted, due to toxic limb weakness on overdose -M-Myelin lost, demyelination & distal axonal degeneration in selected regions of the central and peripheral nervous system -M- Murine neurological disease, proved by perfume trials on M-Mice (Murine)-M-Marine toxicity in Marine animals like Zebra fish, caused by environmental pollution from Perfumes in cosmetics, shampoo, soaps - M-Milk toxicity, especially when it was found to contain synthetic musk compounds, lipid -soluble, absorbed by dermal use of musk added in fragrant cosmetics & raising concern for it safety, bioaccumulation & chronic toxicity due to its water contamination. - M-Mutagenic, Synthetic Musk used in cosmetics is potentially Genotoxic Herbal Musks: --M-Musk mallow, -M-Musk okra -M-Muskdana -M-Moschatus Abelmoschus -M-Malvaceae family -M- Ambrettolide (A silent, so prounced with M) Animal Musks: -?Mustela faina-in stools?Musk rat -North America ?Musk duck-South AustraliaSynthetic Musks: -?M-Macrocylic lactone compounds in Musk discovery by scientist Ruzicka won him Nobel Prize chemistry (1939)?M-Milky white solid crystals ?M-Musk Baur ?M-Musk Xylene ?M-Musk Ambrette ?M-Musk Ketone