Is it better to have large or small deer antler slices?

Deer antler is a small piece of medicinal material taken from the antlers of deer. In ancient China, deer antler was used as a precious medicinal material. However, the deer at that time were all wild, so the antler was very expensive. Now with the development of artificial breeding technology, many people can afford deer antler. When making wine with deer antler, is it better to choose large pieces or small pieces? Let’s take a look together.

1. Which type of antler is suitable for wine soaking

There are two types of antler slices produced in my country: blood slices and pink slices, mainly because the different parts of the antler slices are cut into different pieces. The blood slices are cut from the top part of the antler slices, are dark brown, beeswax-like, shiny, and of the best quality; the pink slices are cut from the middle and lower part of the antler slices, and are white or slightly yellowish. Deer antler slices are generally divided into two types: sawn antler and chopped antler according to the different harvesting and processing methods. Antler sawing begins when the buck is 3 years old. Antler cutting is the process of sawing off the antler pieces together with the skull of old, sick or dead deer. When dispensing medicine according to prescription in a Chinese medicine pharmacy, generally if it says deer antler tablets, they will only give the powder tablets, and if it says blood tablets, they will only give the blood tablets.

2. How to preserve velvet antlers

Deer antler slices are relatively expensive and can easily become moldy and deteriorate if not stored carefully, so they must be properly stored. It is best to seal it for home storage. The specific method is: put a small amount of lime as a desiccant at the bottom of a wide-mouthed glass bottle, then separate it with thick paper, put the paper-wrapped antler slices on it, cover the bottle cap tightly, and finally seal the bottle mouth with wax and place it in a cool and dry place.

The price of deer antler is still relatively expensive for those working class people with low income. In fact, we can use deer antler cream instead of deer antler, which is also effective and cheaper. However, deer antler is not suitable for everyone. For example, those who have a lot of hot temper are not suitable for eating deer antler.