Deer antlers and antler pieces are not the same. Generally speaking, antler is the horn that has been ossified in time, or the base of the horn that is shed in the spring. Antlers are young horns that are not yet ossified and have dense velvet.

1. size difference

An antler is smaller, the antlers are already mature will be larger.

2. Velvet difference

The antler is the very first stage of the antler, there will be a dense raw velvet. After the antler matures, the hair on the outside will shrink and dry to the point of falling off.

3. Ossification difference:

An antler is not yet ossified young horns, mainly composed of soft tubes, rich in blood vessels and nerves, relatively speaking will be soft. Antler ossification is complete, the flow of blood to the antler will also be terminated, will be a little harder.

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Effects of Deer Velvet and Antler:

Deer Velvet is a valuable medicinal herb. Deer antler contains phospholipids, glycolipids, gum lipids, hormones, fatty acids, amino acids, proteins and calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium and other components, of which the amino acid component accounts for more than half of the total composition. Deer antler is warm but not dry, has the ability to invigorate and improve the function of the body, the whole body is weak, after a long illness patients, have a better role in strengthening the body.

Antler has the effect of warming kidney yang, strengthening muscles and bones, and promoting blood circulation and swelling. It is often used in the treatment of kidney yang deficiency, impotence and spermatorrhea, cold pain in the waist and spine, gangrenous sores and ulcers, canker sores, blood stasis and swelling.

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