The difference between antler slices and velvet antlers

Deer antler slices, as the name suggests, are taken from deer. It is a very precious medicinal material in traditional Chinese medicine. Deer antler slices are recorded in many ancient books of traditional Chinese medicine, which shows how famous they are. In modern times, people have discovered that deer antler slices contain a variety of amino acids that are beneficial to the human body. It is very effective in treating many male diseases. It has very high medicinal value. There is also another kind called velvet antler, which is also taken from deer and also has extremely high medicinal value. They all come from deer. It is also sought after by the medical community. So what is the difference between these two?

Deer antler slices

1. Ingredients

Deer antlers contain 25% gelatin, 50%-60% calcium phosphate, calcium carbonate and nitride. It also contains amino acids, including aspartic acid, threonine, serine, glutamic acid, proline, glycine, alanine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, lysine, histidine, and arginine.

2. Pharmacological effects

Anti-inflammatory effect: 50 mg/kg of n-butanol extract of hairy antler (BETA) was intraperitoneally injected into rats, and it was found that the activity of monoamine oxidase (MAO) in mitochondria in the rat liver and brain tissues was significantly inhibited. In vitro experiments also demonstrated its MAO inhibitory activity. 40 mg/kg of deer antler extract can significantly increase the cardiac output of dogs lightly anesthetized with halothane.

3. Efficacy

1. "Leigong Paozhi Lun": Deer horns are better than deer horns, and the horns must be yellow, firm, heavy and of good quality.

2. "Compendium of Materia Medica": The horns of old deer are strong and fine, and can be boiled into glue, which is even better for use as medicine.

Deer antler

Deer antler refers to the unossified and hairy young antlers of male sika deer or red deer. It is a precious medicinal material.

1. Ingredients

Deer antler contains phospholipids, glycolipids, gelatin, hormones, fatty acids, amino acids, proteins, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium and other ingredients, of which amino acids account for more than half of the total ingredients.

2. Medicinal value

Deer antler is a precious medicinal material. Deer antler contains phospholipids, glycolipids, gelatin, hormones, fatty acids, amino acids, proteins, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium and other ingredients, of which amino acids account for more than half of the total ingredients. Deer antler is warm but not dry, has the effect of invigorating and improving body functions, and has a good strengthening effect on patients with general weakness or long-term illness.

Li Shizhen said in Compendium of Materia Medica that deer antler "is good at nourishing the kidney and strengthening yang, producing essence and blood, and nourishing marrow and strengthening bones", but it needs to be used in combination with sea ginseng to achieve the best effect. There are more than 40 species of deer in the world, and 19 of them are distributed in my country.

3. Efficacy

[Indications] Kidney deficiency, dizziness, deafness, blurred vision, impotence, spermatorrhea, infertility due to uterine coldness, emaciation, fatigue, fear of cold, cold pain in the waist and spine, weakness of tendons and bones, metrorrhagia, leukorrhea, genital sores that do not heal, and long-term illness and debility.