Deer, also known as deer, comes from Lian Liao Ji Fang, written in the history of Yuan Dynasty. According to records, in ancient times, there was a man who sold a kind of Chinese patent medicine in Xishu drug market, named "Ban Long Pill", also called "Zhu Rong Pill". Taoist priests are often drunk, but he still remembers singing and advertising: "I can't help but exhaust the sea, and it's all empty talk to turn to the elixir." Only the pearls on the top of the dragon can fill the hole in Yutang. "Probably means that when the human kidney essence is depleted, all the' nine-turn panacea' are deceptive, and only his medicine can replenish the essence. The main ingredients of his prescription are antler, antler glue and antler cream. Li Shizhen reprinted this record.
Pilose antler is a newborn young horn of a stag. Its bone is not hardened, its internal blood is accumulated and its appearance is hairy, so it is called velvet antler. Pilose antler is a valuable medicinal material, which contains phospholipids, glycolipids, gums, hormones, fatty acids, amino acids, protein, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and sodium, among which amino acids account for more than half of the total components. Velvet antler is warm but not dry, which has the function of tonifying and improving body function. In the silk book "Fifty-two Diseases Prescription" unearthed from Mawangdui Han Tomb in Changsha, Hunan Province, there have been prescriptions for treating snake bites and swollen sores with antler, venison and antler glue.
The understanding of pilose antler in Shennong Herbal Classic is not comprehensive, and it is only recorded that it is mainly used for "blood leakage, cold and fever, epilepsy, benefiting qi and ambition, and never aging." Through the continuous understanding and supplement of medical experts in past dynasties, I came to Li Shizhen's place, and I concluded that the main curative effects of velvet antler are "nourishing essence and marrow, nourishing blood and strengthening bones". Treat deficiency, deafness, dim eyes, dizziness and diarrhea. "This is basically consistent with modern understanding. Modern Chinese medicine believes that velvet antler has the effects of tonifying kidney and strengthening yang, producing sperm and strengthening kidney, warming leukorrhagia, supporting toxin and promoting granulation, tonifying yang and qi and blood, benefiting essence and strengthening bones and muscles, and is mainly used to treat fatigue, emaciation, deafness, dark eyes, waist and knee pain, impotence, nocturnal emission, uterine deficiency and cold, metrorrhagia and leukorrhagia. Modern science has proved that velvet antler has a variety of curative effects, which can be used to treat arthritis, promote muscle development, strengthen the body, improve endurance, increase red blood cells, treat anemia, improve blood dissolved oxygen, make wounds heal quickly, relieve mental stress, promote postoperative recovery, improve the level of some anabolic hormones, improve immunity and improve reproductive capacity.
Sika deer and red deer are the main velvet antler in China. Sika deer are mainly produced in Jilin and Liaoning; Red deer is mainly produced in Heilongjiang, Jilin, Qinghai, Xinjiang and Sichuan provinces. The antler of northeast sika deer is called "flower antler" and has the best quality; The antler of Northeast Red Deer is called "East Red Deer Antler" and its quality is very good. The velvet produced in the northwest is called "Xima velvet", which is of poor quality. 3 ~ 6 years old pilose antler is better.
There are two kinds of velvet slices produced in China: blood slices and powder slices, mainly because the parts of velvet slices are different. Blood slice is cut from the top of velvet antler, which is dark brown, like beeswax, shiny and of the best quality. Vermicelli is cut from the middle and lower part of velvet antler and is white or yellowish. According to different harvesting and processing methods, velvet antler is generally divided into sawing and chopping. The stag started sawing wood when he was 3 years old. Velvet cutting is to saw off the antlers of old deer, sick deer or dead deer together with their skulls. In pharmacies in China, medicines are filled according to prescriptions. Generally, only powder tablets are paid for writing velvet antler, and blood tablets are paid for writing blood tablets.
Buy pilose antler tonic, unless the condition is serious and you need blood tablets, you can usually use powder tablets. Pilose antler powder is usually small debris after sawing. The quality is not bad, it is convenient to take, and it is most suitable for family tonic.
Pilose antler is expensive, and it is easy to mildew and deteriorate if stored carelessly, so it must be properly kept and preserved. It is best to adopt a sealed way for family storage. The specific method is: put a small amount of lime block as desiccant at the bottom of the large-mouth glass bottle, then separate it with thick paper, put paper-wrapped velvet antler on it, cover the bottle cap tightly, and finally seal the bottle mouth with wax and put it in a cool and dry place. If conditions permit, the desiccant can be silica gel, which is not only sanitary and clean, but also can be used continuously for several years. It should be emphasized here that the antler itself must be dry and moldy before sealing.
Deer antler is often replaced by antler glue and antler cream because of its high price. Deer antler glue is a piece of glue made by boiling the horns of sika deer or red deer in Cervidae. Colla cornus Cervi has the effect of nourishing blood and essence. Shennong Herbal Medicine even listed it as the top grade. The velvet antler says, "The main body is tired and tired, the waist is thin, it can tonify the middle and replenish qi, and the female has no children, so it can relieve pain and prevent miscarriage." Deer antler cream is the bone residue left after antler is boiled with antler glue. It is salty and warm, and has the function of tonifying deficiency and helping yang.
According to "Notes on Materia Medica", "Colla cornus Cervi, Colla cornus Cervi paste and pilose antler are similar in nature and taste, but different in youth and aging. However, they are nothing more than flesh and blood, which can warm the pulse of the governor and add lean blood. If the essence and blood are insufficient and can be greasy, use glue; If it is only yang deficiency and nourishing is not greasy, you can use cream. " Modern clinical use of velvet antler ointment to treat kidney yang deficiency, lumbago, nocturnal emission, stranguria, spleen and stomach deficiency cold, vomiting, anorexia, loose stool, uterine deficiency cold, metrorrhagia and leukorrhagia. It can also be used externally to treat deficiency-cold sores. In a word, the effect of antler cream is similar to that of antler, but not so strong.
Deer are full of treasures. Venison is high in protein, low in fat and low in cholesterol. Deer blood contains a variety of active substances, which has a good regulating effect on the blood circulation system and nervous system of human body. More than 30 parts such as deer kidney, gallbladder, whip, tendon, fetus and tail can be used as medicine. Zhang Ruixian