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Deer antler. Medicinal uses.

 

These are from the young animal, harvested while still "in velvet" and very vascular. 鹿茸。

That's a fun guess!

I saw a TV special about it (on CCTV channel 2 -- 财经频道。) Producing 鹿茸 is a thriving industry in a couple northern provinces, Heilongjiang and Jilin if I recall correctly.