What's the difference between antler glue and antler?

Velvet antler refers to the young horn of sika deer or red deer that is not ossified but has fluff. When the tender horn of a stag does not grow into a hard bone, it is hairy and contains blood, which is called velvet antler. It is a precious traditional Chinese medicine, which is used as a tonic and has curative effect on weakness and neurasthenia. Pilose antler contains phospholipids, glycolipids, colloids, hormones, fatty acids, amino acids, protein, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium and other components, among which amino acids account for more than half of the total components.

Pilose antler has a strong health care function and is a good medicine for strengthening the body. Velvet antler contains more amino acids, lecithin, vitamins and trace elements than ginseng. Velvet antler is warm but not dry, which can tonify and improve the body function, and has a good health care effect on patients with chronic physical weakness. Pilose antler can improve cellular immunity and humoral immunity, promote lymphocyte transformation, and has the function of immune promoter. It can increase the body's defense ability to the outside world, adjust the immune balance in the body, thus avoiding diseases, promoting wound healing and rehabilitation, and thus playing a role in strengthening the body and resisting aging.

Velvet antler glue, also known as deer glue and white glue, is a piece of glue made from the horns of sika deer or red deer, which is mostly processed in winter and spring. First, cut the antlers into small pieces, soak them in water, stir and change the water 1 ~ 2 times a day, take them out until the water is clear, put them in a pot and fry them until the glue is gone, and fry them repeatedly until the keratin is crisp. Filtering and mixing the boiled glue solution, standing, adding 3% yellow wine and 5% crystal sugar, concentrating with slow fire to obtain thick paste, and pouring into a glue tank for cooling and molding.

Colla cornus Cervi can warm liver and kidney, replenish essence and nourish blood. Used for dizziness due to blood deficiency, soreness and coldness of waist and knees, fatigue and emaciation.