Its hide is suitable for leather, and when small, its antlers can be used for Chinese herbal medicines. In addition, the sika's antlers, sinews, blood, entrails, and bone marrow are said to have various curative powers. In all, over twenty different medicines can be made from the sika. Sika meat is also a prized part of mountain cuisine.
鹿皮可制皮飾；鹿茸是中藥有名的補品，據「本草綱目」記載，鹿的角、筋、血、膽、髓……，都有滋補之效，總計鹿身上可做藥的部分就有廿幾種；鹿肉則是頗受歡迎的山產野味。