The efficacy and function of red deer antler

Deer antler is a relatively rare traditional Chinese medicine in our lives. Traditional Chinese medicine generally divides it into two types: spotted deer antler and red deer antler. The common effects of these two medicinal materials mainly include strengthening the body, strengthening sexual function, resisting fatigue, and treating neurasthenia. Now the experts mainly want to introduce to you the effects and functions of red deer antler. Why is red deer antler so precious? What are the effects and functions of red deer antler?

So, who is most suitable to eat red deer antler? For example, the elderly with poor physical constitution, those who are cold and afraid of cold, those with sexual dysfunction and excessive fatigue. However, people such as those with high blood pressure, people with hot blood, and people with internal heat syndrome should not eat red deer antlers. If you want to know more about red deer antler, let’s take a look at its effects and functions.

Red deer antler, also known as antler horn, eastern horse antler and western horse antler, belongs to the Cervidae family and mainly lives in alpine forests and grasslands. According to the shape of antlers, red deer antlers can be divided into lotus antlers, three-branched antlers and four-branched antlers.

The efficacy and function of red deer antler

The antlers of red deer are thicker and more branched than those of sika deer. Those with one side branch are commonly called "single branch", those with two are commonly called "lotus", those with three are commonly called "three-branch", and those with four are commonly called "four-branch" or more. According to the place of origin, it is divided into "Eastern Red Deer Antler" and "Western Red Deer Antler". The antler of the Eastern red deer is "single-leafed", with a large length of 25 to 27 cm and a diameter of about 3 cm; the outer skin is gray-black, the hairs are gray-brown or gray-yellow, the outer skin on the sawn surface is thicker, gray-black, and the middle part is densely covered with fine pores, and the texture is tender. The antlers of the western red deer are large and mostly not round, with the top being round or flat, 30 to 100 cm long; the surface is ridged, mostly wrinkled and shriveled, with long and curved branches, thick and long hairs, gray or black-gray. The saw cut is darker in color and is often made of bone. It has a fishy smell and a salty taste.

effect

Strengthen kidney yang, benefit essence and blood, strengthen tendons and bones, regulate Chong and Ren meridians, and support sores and toxins. It is used for impotence and spermatorrhea, infertility due to uterine coldness, emaciation, fatigue, fear of cold, dizziness, tinnitus and deafness, cold pain in the waist and spine, weakness of tendons and bones, metrorrhagia and leukorrhea, and genital sores that will not heal.

Pharmacological effects of red deer antler

Pharmacological Action

It can increase the coronary artery flow of the isolated heart of rats, increase the amplitude of cardiac contraction, slow down the heart rate, and has a cardiotonic effect; it can accelerate the recovery of acute hemorrhagic hypotension. In addition, it also has the effects of resisting hypoxia, enhancing intelligence, strengthening strength, promoting glycolysis, and promoting nucleic acid and protein synthesis.

Compatibility Application

Impotence, spermatorrhea, pain in waist and knees: use alone, or with ginseng, rehmannia root, wolfberry, etc.

Deficiency of essence and blood, dizziness and blurred vision: soak the single ingredient in wine and drink.

For persistent metrorrhagia: use cuttlebone, mistletoe, dragon bone, ginseng, etc.

Precautions

When taking velvet antler, pay attention to the following points

1. Maintain good work and rest habits and try to avoid staying up late.

2. Eat less spicy or irritating food.

3. Actively participate in outdoor sports to relax.

4. Arrange the frequency of sexual intercourse reasonably and avoid excessive indulgence.

5. Don’t put too much pressure on yourself and learn to reduce stress reasonably

Although red deer antler is a precious medicinal material with many functions and effects, it does not have a medical effect on everyone. Therefore, Chinese medicine experts recommend that you judge whether you can eat red deer antler based on your physical condition. If you don’t know much about red deer antler, you must take it under the guidance of a doctor to avoid harm to your body.