Carnis Macaca mulatta
Aliases：Mù Hóu (Washing Monkey), Hú Sūn (Glib Monkey), Wáng Sūn (Royal Descendant), Mǎ Liú (Horse Stay), Jū (Macaque).
Mí Hóu Ròu (Monkey Meat) is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. It is the meat of the Rhesus Monkey (Macaca mulatta Zimmermann) and the Stump-tailed Macaque (Macaca speciosa F.Cuvier), animals belonging to the family Cercopithecidae. The Rhesus Monkey is a primate with a slender build, no whorl on the crown of the head, short shoulder hair, and a relatively long tail about half the length of its body, with cheek pouches. The Stump-tailed Macaque is larger, weighing up to 15 kg, with a very short tail of only about 6 cm, and a red face in adulthood. Its medicinal use was first recorded in Zhenglei Bencao (Classified Materia Medica).
Efficacy & Actions
Dispels wind-dampness, tonifies the Kidneys, and strengthens the Spleen. It is also recorded as having the effects of tonifying the Kidneys, invigorating Yang, and astringing and consolidating essence.
Indications
Indicated for rheumatic bone pain, neurasthenia, impotence and spermatorrhea, infantile malnutrition (Xiao Ji), and hematochezia (blood in stool).
Modern Pharmacology
Currently, specific modern pharmacological research on Monkey Meat is relatively limited. Its traditional therapeutic effects are primarily based on traditional Chinese medical theory and clinical experience.
Ingredients
Monkey meat contains nutrients such as proteins, fats, various amino acids, and trace elements. The specific components require further investigation.
Usage & Dosage
For oral administration: steam and eat, 100–200 g; or roast and make into dried meat.
Contraindications
As a wildlife-derived medicinal material, it should be used under the guidance of a physician. Illegal hunting is strictly prohibited.
Selected Formulas
For rheumatic bone pain (empirical formula) Take an appropriate amount of macaque meat, steam it or roast it into dried meat, and take regularly over a long period. For neurasthenia, impotence, and spermatorrhea (empirical formula) Take 100–200g of macaque meat, steam and eat once daily. For chronic malaria (Zhenglei Bencao) Take macaque meat, make it into jerky, and eat.
Daily Consumption
Steaming: Take 100–200 g of Monkey Meat, wash thoroughly, and steam until cooked for consumption. Roasted dried meat: Roast Monkey Meat to make dried meat, which can be consumed as a snack. Wine-making: Monkey Meat can be used to make wine, which can treat various wind-induced consumptive diseases.
Medicinal Parts
The meat of the Rhesus Monkey (Macaca mulatta) or the Stump-tailed Macaque (Macaca speciosa), animals belonging to the family Cercopithecidae.
Selection & Storage
Store dried products in a cool, dry place, protected from moisture and insects.
