Applications & Uses in TCM for Velvet Antler

According to a University of Alberta, Edmonton publication, traditional Chinese Medicine, or TCM, is one of the oldest health systems known. Over half of the world's population still utilized TCM methods. A treatment system based on natural balance, TCM has utilized velvet antlers for over 2,000 years. Some of the earliest recorded instances of deer velvet usage in TCM date back to 168 B.C.

Immune Strenthening

• TCM uses velvet antlers to strengthen the immune system to treat a variety of illnesses, including systematic exhaustion, low white-cell counts and childhood failure to thrive. According to "Velvet Antler Under the Microscope," published in the March 2000 issue of "Nutrition Science News," Chinese research conducted by B.X. Wang indicates that injecting a specialized velvet extract stimulates the immune system in mice.

Cholesterol Reduction

• Practitioners of TCM treat high cholesterol levels with velvet antler. The theory is that velvet extract helps filter cholesterol from the blood. Research conducted in Russia by M.P. Soshnianina reveals that animal testing of cholesterol levels indicates that velvet antler alcohol extracts reduce the levels of cholesterol in all systems except the kidneys, as reported by "Nutrition Science News."

Lower Blood Pressure

• TCM practitioners utilize velvet antler in order to nourish and clean the blood in many ways. According to Vitamins in America, Russian and Japanese researchers have focused on a specific velvet antler alcohol called pantocrin as lowering blood pressure in animal and human testing.

Anti-Aging Treatments

• Velvet antler has long been used in TMC for anti-aging properties. According to Deer Velvet research by Wang Benxiang suggests that velvet antler preparations reduces signs of senility in mice. Deer Velvet also indicates that velvet antler is a natural source of IGF-1 and other growth hormone precursors that aid in the stimulation of growth hormones.