Deer antler slices grade classification chart

Deer antler slices refer to the young antlers of deer. They are a kind of Chinese herbal medicine with high efficacy, function and medicinal value. Deer antler slices were also recorded in ancient medical books, and have health-preserving and therapeutic effects. Next, let’s discuss the grades of deer antler slices.

01Wax Flakes

Wax slices refer to the top part of the antler slices. There are relatively few antler slices, so their price is the most expensive among the antler slices. Many doctors believe that wax slices are also the most effective.

02 Half wax sheet

Semi-wax sheet refers to the small section directly below the wax sheet. Its price is lower than that of wax sheet, but it also has high nutritional value and can be used to make medicinal wine.

03 White Frost Flakes

The white frost slices are the part that is pulled down from the half-wax slices. They are light pink in color and cheaper than the half-wax slices. In other words, the further back the antler slices are, the lower their price becomes. They can also be used for making soup.

04 Pink tablets

The rosy pink flakes are the section directly below the white frost flakes, and the rosy pink flakes also contain certain nutrients.

05 Blood Slice

Blood flakes are harder and cheaper than pink flakes, and are more difficult to be digested by the body, so their price is average.

06 Bone hyperplasia tablets

The bone hyperplasia tablet is the lowest part of the deer antler tablet. The medicinal effect of the bone hyperplasia tablet is relatively low. It is usually used to make medicinal wine. The price is the lowest among the deer antler tablets.

There are mainly three types of counterfeit antler tablets on the market at present:

1. Replace with deer antler slices.

2. Wrap the flour and pig blood mixture in pork skin and cut into slices.

3. The surface is genuine deer antler slices, and other substances are added inside.

Method/Process

1. Deer antler slices are available in ring and semi-moon shapes, while the genuine ones are only in ring shape.

2. The keratin at the edge of the antler slices is highly hardened, and even has tooth-like protrusions, while the keratin at the edge of the genuine product is less hardened and has no protrusions.

3. The outer surface of the bone slice is milky white, and the middle is light yellow, while the genuine product is not likely to have a milky white outer surface.

4. The pores of the bone fragments are large and mostly cracked, and some pores are blocked with dark brown.

5. In addition, you can also use the water test method to identify the authenticity of deer antler slices. Authentic deer antler slices do not deform when put into water, do not crush when heated and mixed, and do not become soft or mushy when boiled.