Civet Classic Formulas — Natural Herb Library

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Moves Qi and alleviates pain - Ling Mao Xiang is a strongly aromatic animal secretion historically used for focal pain, constraint, and obstructed movement, especially when ordinary bland medicinals are considered too weak.
Aromatically dispels foulness and opens constrained pathways - older materia-medica summaries describe it as an intensely fragrant substance used when turbid obstruction, foulness, or stagnation is thought to cloud normal movement.
Historically reduced swelling and helped formula-based treatment of toxic or inflamed lesions - this is a secondary and much less common modern use, but it appears in older patent and materia-medica references.

Ling Mao Xiang Liu Shen Wan - older formula lineage using civet-derived aromatic material in combination with detoxifying and swelling-relieving ingredients.
Ling Mao Xiang San - aromatic powder-style use in older references for pain, swelling, and obstructed movement patterns.
When used at all, Ling Mao Xiang is more often a small aromatic component inside compound prescriptions than a stand-alone medicinal.

Chinese materia-medica summaries describe Ling Mao Xiang as the civet-gland secretion of Viverridae animals and emphasize actions such as dispelling foulness, moving Qi, and relieving pain.
Some later Chinese references add blood-moving, calming, and swelling-relieving language, but mainstream modern English TCM coverage is sparse and inconsistent, so this record intentionally stays conservative.
Because sourcing, legal status, and animal-welfare concerns are inseparable from the identity of the medicinal, practical modern use is far more restricted than the older literature might suggest.