Castoreum is the name perfumers give to a chemically complex glandular secretion of the castor sacs of the mature male beaver, both the European Castor fiber or the North American C. Perfume is a mixture of fragrant Essential oils and Aroma compounds Fixatives and Solvents used to give the human body animals objects and living Beavers are two primarily nocturnal semi-aquatic species of Rodent, one native to North America and one to Europe canadensis. Today, it is used in trapping, as a tincture in some perfumes, or touted as an aphrodisiac. The activity of animal trapping has two separate but related meanings In Medicine, a tincture is an Alcoholic Extract (eg of leaves or other plant material or Solution of a non- volatile substance Perfume is a mixture of fragrant Essential oils and Aroma compounds Fixatives and Solvents used to give the human body animals objects and living Although modern medical use of castoreum is rare, the dried pair of scent glands (the "castors") may still be worth more than a beaver pelt itself. [1] Castoreum appeared in the materia medica until the 1700s, used to treat many different ailments, including headache, fever, and hysteria. Materia medica is a Latin medical term for the body of collected knowledge about the therapeutic properties of any substance used for healing A headache ( cephalalgia in medical terminology is a condition of pain in the Head; sometimes Neck or upper back pain may also be interpreted Fever (also known as pyrexia, from the Greek pyretos meaning fire or a febrile response, from the Latin word Febris Hysteria in its colloquial use describes a state of Mind, one of unmanageable Fear or Emotional excesses [2] The Romans believed the fumes produced by burning castoreum could induce an abortion; Paracelsus thought it could be used in the treatment of epilepsy[3]; and medieval beekeepers used it to increase honey production. An Paracelsus (11 November or 17 December 1493 in Einsiedeln Switzerland – 24 September 1541 in Salzburg, Austria) was an alchemist, A beekeeper is a person who keeps Honey bees for the purposes of securing commodities such as Honey, Beeswax, Pollen; pollinating
Castoreum, an anal gland secretion,[4] appears to be used by beavers to mark their territory. In Ethology, Sociobiology and Behavioral ecology, the term territory refers to any sociographical area that an Animal of a particular Species [5]
Castoreum is also used in small amounts to contribute to the flavor and odor of cigarettes. A cigarette ( French "small Cigar " from cigar + -ette) is a product consumed through Smoking and manufactured [6]
References
- ^ "Beaver casoreum" (pdf file)
- ^ Compare Boericke, Materia Medica.
- ^ Compare mummy
- ^ Johnston, Robert E. ; Sorenson, Peter W. ; and Müller-Schwarze, Dietland (1999). Advances in Chemical Signals in Vertebrates, Springer, 1, 282. ISBN 0-306-46114-5.
- ^ Müller-Schwarze, Dietland (1992). "Castoreum of beaver (Castor canadensis): function, chemistry and biological activity of its components," Chemical Signals in Vertebrates IV, 457–464, Plenum Press.
- ^ "What's Inside: For a Refreshing Hint of Tear Gas, Light Up a Cigarette"
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