Pilose antler is a valuable Chinese herbal medicine, which has many functions such as protecting our cardiovascular health, tonifying kidney and strengthening bones and muscles. However, many people don't know how to eat it. Here are some ways to eat it.

velvet antler is a young horn of sika deer or stag that has not been ossified. It has the effects of invigorating qi and blood, relieving fatigue and prolonging the life of anti-aging, and it can cure all kinds of deficiency. It is suitable for people with weak constitution, premature aging and all kinds of deficiency of qi, blood and semen, especially for people with kidney deficiency. It is said that velvet antler contains 25 kinds of amino acids and vitamins, which can improve human immunity and promote hematopoietic function. However, Chinese medicine believes that velvet antler is a hot tonic, which is suitable for people with deficiency and cold constitution (manifested as chills, cold hands and feet, cold pain in the stomach, etc.).

Suitable crowd for velvet antler

1. Those who are afraid of cold. People who are afraid of cold often have yang deficiency, and velvet antler is the symptomatic warm tonic.

2. Middle-aged women. Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum can treat gynecological diseases such as uterine asthenia, metrorrhagia, leukorrhagia, postpartum anemia and infertility due to uterine coldness.

3, sexual dysfunction. Pilose antler can restore and promote energy and sexual function, and is mainly used for treating kidney yang deficiency, backache, nocturnal emission, frequent urination and other symptoms.

4. Middle-aged and elderly people. Middle-aged men over 41 years old and elderly people with poor physique, eating velvet antler can tonify qi and blood, strengthen heart and pulse, remove blood stasis and promote granulation, and strengthen tendons and bones.

5. Young and middle-aged people with excessive fatigue. Pilose antler has the functions of producing sperm and replenishing marrow, nourishing brain and tranquilizing mind, and enhancing human immunity. Suitable for patients with deficiency of essence and blood, dizziness and tinnitus, insomnia and forgetfulness, sweating and anemia.

6, there are ulcerations. Pilose antler has excellent granulation and anti-inflammatory effects.

How to eat velvet antler has the best effect

1. Soaking velvet antler in wine

Medicinal liquor is a great tradition in China. When the medicine is soaked in white wine, the essence of the medicine permeates into the wine, and the wine helps to promote the circulation of qi, so the effect of the medicine will soon be exerted and spread all over the body. Deer antler can also be added into wine. After soaking the deer antler slices in white wine with a temperature of more than 51 degrees for a period of time, they can be drunk. Other medicinal materials can also be added for soaking as required. China Eating Net cookbook says that the velvet antler soaked in wine must be sliced raw, so the medicated wine is more effective.

2. Pilose antler grinding

If you don't have time to soak wine and cook soup, there is another way to solve everyone's troubles. That is, velvet antler is ground into fine powder, and before going to bed at night, it is served with wine or salted water. It is convenient and has a good effect.

3. Pilose antler cooking

Dietotherapy is a great way to keep fit, and tonic such as pilose antler is a great food. In the southern region, velvet antler and other medicinal materials, such as chicken, duck, goose or pork, are added, stewed with slow fire and drunk with its soup, which also has a strong nourishing effect. China Chiwang Catering Network said that not only the soup is boiled, but also the antler can be crushed into powder and added to other dishes.

4, decoction medicine

Medicinal porridge with health care and dietotherapy properties has been circulating in China for a long time. As early as the pre-Qin period, there was a record of using medicinal porridge to treat diseases. Under the guidance of the basic theory of traditional Chinese medicine, it is an ideal dietotherapy method to take pilose antler and ginseng as the main ingredients, with other nourishing drugs, compatible with rice grains, and then add appropriate seasonings, and cook them together to make porridge.

5, powder swallowing

velvet antler is directly dried and processed into powder, or you can buy ready-made velvet antler powder from a pharmacy, put it into a hollow capsule prepared in advance, put it in a closed container and put it in a cool and ventilated place. Take 1 ~ 2 capsules each time with boiled water, or directly put the powder in your mouth and take it with other liquid medicine, porridge or warm water.

Ways to eat pilose antler in different places

1. Take 25-31g pieces of pilose antler in the south and southeast coastal areas of the Yangtze River, stew them with chicken (duck, goose, pigeon, lean pork), jujube or other condiments in an electric cooker or casserole for 3-5 hours, then eat them, and keep them for several times.

2. In the south and southeast coastal areas of the Yangtze River, take 5g pieces of velvet (matched in the upper, middle and lower sections), 1 pieces of red dates, 1 pieces of ginger and a little rice wine, put them into beneficial cups, add half a cup of water, cover them tightly and stew them in the pot. After boiling, use slow fire to stew for 2 ~ 3 hours, and you can use it (when the first eater has dry mouth, jealousy, rapid heartbeat and other reactions, he should stop eating, which is not supplemented by deficiency. Asymptomatic people, every other solar eclipse, the dosage gradually increased to 11g; Patients with hypertension and heart disease should follow the doctor's advice when eating).

3. In Northeast China, people like to soak Chinese herbal medicines such as pilose antler 11g, ginseng 11g, medlar 15g, Schisandra chinensis 11g in 511ml liquor with a temperature above 51, and take them. Or powder into powder for eating; Or pulverizing into powder, mixing with other Chinese herbal medicines, and encapsulating to take; Or slice it and chew it (if young people without yang deficiency take this product, it may cause side effects such as systemic dryness and heat, nosebleed, dry mouth and cleft lip, so young friends should use it with caution according to their own situation).

4. In Taiwan Province, clean and slice the fresh velvet, soak it in 511ml liquor with a temperature above 51℃, soak it for two weeks, and take it with 11 ~ 25ml of alcohol three times a day.

pilose antler soup recommendation: pilose antler and yam chicken soup with shredded bamboo

Formula: 4g of pilose antler, 41g of yam and 121g of shredded bamboo chicken.

efficacy: it is suitable for men and women to warm kidney, strengthen yang and stimulate appetite.

Applicability: This soup has the functions of warming and strengthening kidney yang, astringing and stopping leukorrhagia. Pilose antler is an important medicine for tonifying kidney yang, tonifying kidney yang and benefiting essence and blood. It is commonly used to treat deficiency of kidney yang, deficiency of essence and blood, soreness of waist and cold limbs, excessive leukorrhagia, infertility due to cold uterus and long urine. Pilose antler is a good body tonic, which can improve the body's ability, improve sleep and loss of appetite, and is very suitable for those who are physically weak and mentally tired.

production: wash antler and yam; Peel the shredded bamboo chicken, wash and cut into pieces, put it in boiling water for 5 minutes, and take out the supercooled water. Put the ingredients in a stew pot, add appropriate amount of boiling water, simmer for 2 ~ 3 hours, and serve while the soup is hot.

The above introduces some ways to eat pilose antler. Friends who don't know how to eat pilose antler can learn from the above ways, but remind everyone that it is not suitable to take pilose antler if your stool is dry, your mouth is bitter and dry, and your body is hot. Patients with hypertension and diabetes are also not suitable to eat pilose antler.