Deer antler

Introduction to Deer Antler

Deer antler refers to the unossified and hairy young antlers of male sika deer or red deer. It is a precious medicinal material. Deer antler contains phospholipids, glycolipids, gelatin, hormones, fatty acids, amino acids, proteins, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium and other ingredients, among which amino acids account for more than half of the total ingredients.

Deer are traditional precious medicinal animals in my country. As early as the Han Dynasty, there was a saying that "a deer's body is worth a hundred treasures". It is a symbol of panacea. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that velvet antler, deer horn, deer antler glue, deer antler cream, deer blood, deer brain, deer tail, deer kidney, deer tendon, deer fat, deer meat, deer head meat, deer bones, deer teeth, deer marrow, etc. can be used as medicine. They have extremely high medicinal value and health care effects, and can prevent and treat many diseases. The deer's newborn antlers - velvet antlers are regarded as the "treasure of treasures".

The efficacy and function of deer antler

Deer antler has a very strong health-promoting effect and is a good tonic. Deer antler contains more amino acids, lecithin, vitamins and trace elements than ginseng. Deer antler is warm but not dry, and has the effect of invigorating and improving body functions. It has a good health-promoting effect on patients with general weakness and long-term illness. Deer antler can improve the body's cellular immunity and humoral immunity, promote the transformation of lymphocytes, and has the effect of an immunostimulant. It can increase the body's defense against the outside world, regulate the body's immune balance, thereby avoiding the occurrence of diseases and promoting wound healing and recovery of the sick body, thereby playing a role in strengthening the body and resisting aging.

Nutritional Value

The antlers of sika deer contain a variety of chemical components, of which the total amino acid content reaches 50.13%, including more than 17 kinds of glycine, lysine, arginine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, proline, alanine, leucine, etc. The active components that inhibit MAO in antlers were separated, and 9 compounds were obtained from the ether extract:

① Cholesteryl myristate.

② Fertilizer produces cholesterol oleate (cholesteryloleate).

③Cholesteryl palmitate.

④Cholesteryl stearate.

⑤ p-Hydroxybenzaldehyde. ⑥ Cholesterol.

⑦ Cholesterol-5-en-3B-ol-one.

⑧Cholest-5-ene-3-tail, 7α-diol (cholest-5-en-3-tail, 7α-diol).

⑨ Cholesteryl 5-ene-tail, 7-tail-diol. Uracil was obtained from the n-butanol extract. Hypoxanthin, urea, uridine, nicotinic acid, creatinine, among which hypoxanthin has the effect of inhibiting MAO-B activity. In addition, fatty acids, triglycerides and monoglycerides were separated from the ether extract, among which fatty acids were composed of lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, palmitic acid, oleic acid and linoleic acid. The other two compounds were not further studied.

The antlers of red deer contain cholesterol myristate, cholesterol oleate, cholesterol palmitic acid, cholesterol stearate, cholesterol, 5-ene-3-ol-7-one, 5-ene-3-ol, 7α-diol, 5-ene-3-ol, 7-diol, uracil, hypoxanthine, creatinine, niacin, urea, p-hydroxybenzaldehyde, p-hydroxybenzoic acid, and uridine. Red deer antlers also contain two antihypertensive ingredients, one of which has been identified as lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC). LPC contains eight fatty acids: myristic acid, pentadecanoic acid, palmitic acid, palmitoleic acid, heptadecanoic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid, and linoleic acid. In addition, it also contains amino acids, inorganic elements, ceramides, and a small amount of estrone.

The antlers of white deer contain a lot of protein and multiple amino acids, such as tryptophane, lysine, histidine, arginine, aspartic acid, toreonine, etc. In addition, they also contain ribonucleic acid, adenosine triphosphate, estradiol, vitamin A, cholesterol, and more than ten inorganic elements such as calcium, phosphorus, copper, iron, manganese, zinc, silicon, etc.

Nervous system

Deer antler can enhance the tension of parasympathetic nerve endings, promote the recovery of the nervous system and improve the function of the nervous and muscular systems, and also has an excitatory effect on the sympathetic nerves.

Cardiovascular system

Large doses of deer antler can lower blood pressure, reduce the amplitude of cardiac contraction, slow down the heart rate, and dilate peripheral blood vessels. Moderate doses can significantly enhance cardiac contraction, increase the amplitude of contraction, and speed up the heart rate, thereby increasing cardiac output; deer antler is particularly effective on a fatigued heart.

Sexual function

Deer antler extract can increase both plasma testosterone concentration and luteinizing hormone (LH) concentration. Therefore, deer antler is effective in treating sexual dysfunction in adolescence and prostate atrophy in middle-aged and elderly people; it is also effective in treating menopausal disorders in women.

The strengthening effect of deer antler

Deer antler essence has a strong anti-fatigue effect, can enhance cold resistance, accelerate wound healing and stimulate adrenal cortex function. Therefore, deer antler is a traditional tonic medicine used to strengthen the body, nourish the kidneys and improve yang.

Deer antler can increase the hemoglobin in the blood, so it is very effective for treating people with massive bleeding and patients in the late stage of infection, especially the elderly.

With sex hormones

Animal experiments have confirmed that subcutaneous injection of deer antler tincture can increase the weight of the prostate and seminal vesicles within a few days. Deer antler is a tonic, but it is not suitable for everyone. For healthy people, especially children, deer antler should not be eaten casually. Healthy children who eat it are prone to internal heat, nosebleeds, abnormal excitement of the body, and even mania.

Intestines and uterus

Enhance the diuretic function of the kidney: Deer antler is beneficial to women and children. The inorganic elements such as calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium contained in it participate in the metabolism of calcium, phosphorus, and various enzymes in the body, and have a positive effect on promoting calcium absorption, bone growth, and enhancing the function of the heart and muscles. In particular, magnesium ions have complex functions and are an indispensable substance for longevity. It has a good therapeutic effect on women's infertility due to uterine coldness, irregular menstruation, stunted development of children, slow tooth growth, fontanelle malformation, and bone softness caused by insufficient kidney qi. It is worth noting that patients with hypertension, nephritis, hepatitis, and patients with what Chinese medicine calls yin deficiency, excessive fire, and hyperactivity of liver yang should not take it.

Treating Trauma

Deer antlers are known to strengthen muscles and bones and are used to treat malignant wounds and carbuncles. Experiments have shown that deer antlers can enhance tissue regeneration for long-term ulcers and wounds that have not healed or have poor new growth, and promote the healing of fractures. Oral and external use of deer antlers can quickly heal wounds, especially suppurative wounds.

Other effects

Some active ingredients in deer antler can inhibit the activity of MAO-B, so it has anti-aging effects; deer antler has antioxidant effects, enhances gastrointestinal motility and promotes secretion function; in addition, deer antler essence can also enhance the body's immune function.

How to eat deer antler

Deer antler wine

Medicinal wine is a great tradition in China. The essence of the medicine is soaked in liquor, and the liquor helps to promote the flow of qi. The effect of the medicine is quickly exerted and spreads throughout the body. Deer antler can also be added to the wine. Adding deer antler slices

After soaking in liquor with a concentration of 50% or above for a period of time, you can drink it. You can also add other medicinal materials to soak together as needed. Ms. Xu revealed a little secret: the velvet antlers used for soaking in liquor must be sliced ​​raw, so that the medicinal liquor will be more effective.

Deer antler cooking

Diet therapy is a great way to maintain health and strengthen the body, and tonics such as deer antlers are a great ingredient. In the southern region, deer antlers and other medicinal materials are added to chicken, duck, goose or pork, etc., and stewed over a slow fire. Drinking the soup also has a strong tonic effect. Not only can deer antlers be used to make soup, but they can also be crushed into powder and added to other dishes.

Deer antler powder

Ms. Xu told me that if you don't have time to make wine or soup, there is another way to solve your troubles. That is to grind the antlers into fine powder and take the powder with wine or salt water before going to bed at night. It is convenient and has a good effect.

Side Effects of Deer Antler

Many ancient pharmacological monographs, such as "Famous Doctors' Records", also unanimously believe that deer antler is a non-toxic drug. According to reports, after oral administration of deer antler, there are generally no serious side effects, but occasionally there are gastrointestinal disorders, skin flushing, itching, prolonged menstrual cycle, nausea and other symptoms, and some have transient tachycardia. Some people have used deer antler for animal experiments and found that after sensitization, intravenous injection again does not cause anaphylactic shock. Therefore, deer antler is a good tonic for strengthening.

Although deer antler is not toxic, it is a warming medicine, so it cannot be used indiscriminately, but must be used according to the person and the condition. Cao Bingzhang, a famous modern Chinese medical scientist, believes that deer antler is indeed a good tonic for replenishing essence and marrow, but "if it is not taken properly, it is often easy to cause vomiting blood, nosebleeds, hematuria, red eyes, dizziness, stroke and fainting.

"This statement is to warn those who take tonic medicine that they should use it dialectically and rationally in order to achieve results. Otherwise, the above-mentioned symptoms are inevitable.

People who should not use deer antler

1. People with internal fire should not take it. Generally speaking, those who have high fever, thirst, red and swollen eyes, yellow phlegm, vomiting blood, epistaxis, hematuria, heat toxicity, furuncles, carbuncle, bitter mouth, constipation, yellow and red urine, and stringy and rapid pulse are all caused by internal fire. Taking deer antler as a tonic is like adding fuel to the fire, which is counterproductive.

2. People with hypertension and liver disease should take it with caution. Anyone with hypertension, hepatitis, liver dysfunction and other diseases, who has Yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire or internal fire, must follow the doctor's advice and take it with caution. Do not choose it on your own.

3. Taboos on taking deer antler and various deer antler preparations. It is best not to drink tea or eat radish when taking deer antler, and try not to take Chinese medicine containing radish seeds, malt, malt and hawthorn, because they will weaken the efficacy of deer antler to varying degrees.

4. It is not suitable for people with exogenous diseases. No matter it is wind-cold or wind-heat, if the evil is on the skin surface, there will be symptoms such as aversion to cold, aversion to wind, fever, headache, and pain in limbs. At this time, deer antler should not be taken.

5. People with kidney deficiency fire should not take it. Deficiency heat syndrome: Clinically, there are dry cough with little sputum, hemoptysis, irritability, red lips and tongue, peeling or cracked tongue surface, thirst with little body fluid, dry and blurred eyes, hot flashes in the afternoon, red cheeks, night sweats, hot hands and feet, and fine pulse. These are all caused by insufficient kidney yin and strong deficiency fire. If deer antler and other warm tonic drugs are used by mistake, it is obviously not the right medicine, which will inevitably cause fire to rob yin and damage body fluid.