Currently on the market antler authenticity is difficult to distinguish, generally by observing its texture, shape, smell, color and other aspects to distinguish whether the real antler. Such as the real antler weight lighter, hard and brittle, gas slightly fishy, taste salty, while the fake antler weight, tough texture, not easy to cut off, gas light and so on. True antler is lighter in weight, hard and brittle, slightly fishy and salty. Usually there are one or two branches, reddish-brown skin, more moist, the surface of the dense red-yellow or brown-yellow fine velvet hair, velvet tightly, not easy to peel off. Deer antler to stout, quite round, the top full, fine soft hair, red and yellow color, skin color reddish-brown, with oily luster for the best. Antler pieces are round or oval with reddish brown skin. Deer antler to light, cross-section honeycomb, dense tissue is good. Fake antlers are usually made of animal fur wrapped in animal bone glue products. Fake antler slices are also similar to round, but uneven thickness, gray-brown skin, hair short. The cut surface is brownish-purple, without honeycomb pores, occasionally with dots. The outer fur can be peeled off. In addition, the fake antler weight, tough, not easy to cut off, gas light, soluble in water, the solution is cloudy. The above points can help identify the authenticity of antlers on the market, but the identification of Chinese herbal medicines requires specialized knowledge, so if you want to buy antlers patients, it is recommended that after consultation with a doctor’s advice to buy the appropriate dosage in a regular hospital. The following is a list of the most common antlers on the market.