Yajiang Deer Antler

Yajiang Deer Antler

　　Yajiang deer antler is a specialty of Yajiang County in Garzê Prefecture, Sichuan Province. Deer antler, which is warm in nature and sweet and salty in flavor, is known for its benefits such as enriching essence and marrow, nourishing kidney yang, and strengthening bones and tendons.

　　Deer antler is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicinal material, referring to the young antler of a male sika deer or red deer before it calcifies and is still covered in dense velvet. Commonly called flower deer antler, it is warm in nature, sweet and salty in flavor, and offers benefits such as enriching essence and marrow, nourishing kidney yang, and strengthening bones and tendons. Sichuan mainly produces red deer antler. It is available through artificial breeding. Its main medicinal components include cerebrin and estrone.