Historical Claims of Velvet Antler
The 3000-year-old book of the "Yellow Dragon"
- Boost the will
- Strengthen the muscles and bones
- Cure general debility
- Cure impaired vision
- Cure impaired hearing
- Treat rheumatism
- Osteomyelitis
- Delays the onset of senility
1930 Russian Study
- Renders a therapeutic effect in various neurasthenic conditions
- Vegetative neuroses
- Correct functional disorders of the alimentary organs ( stomach, intestines)
- Corrects some forms of hypertensive vascular disease
- Occasional reference to use in helping with bone fractures.
Wong and Wu- 1936
- Reported velvet antler to be sweet and warming with stimulant, diaphoretic, antiperodic, and astringent properties
- Prescribed for convulsions with fever, colds, arthritis, deafness, dimness of vision and vertigo
- Raises the tone and vigor of the human organism, improving the heat action, eliminating fatigue and weakness of the heart muscle.
- Hastens the healing of abrasions
- Patients given velvet antler show increased capacity for work, improved appetite, loss of apathy and nervousness
Li and Soon
- Mention applications for the kidneys, lover, muscles, and bones
- Properties include stimulating growth increasing red blood cells and enhancing the recovery of broken bones
Literature on Tibetan Medicine
- Recommends use for children with diarrhea, vomiting, whooping cough and malaria
Nikitina 1974
- Treats anemia, overfatigue, weakness of humans after infections
- Treats failure of the heart and vascular systems
- Accelerated healing of infected wounds
Skulkova 1982 "Handbook of Medicinal Preparations"
- Licensed velvet antler for use in the USSR for cases of over-fatigue, neurasthenia, neurosis, weak condition and after acute infectious illnesses
Luick 1981
- Shows effectiveness in cases of epilepsy, anemia, gout, deafness rheumatism, ulcers, headaches
- Shows relief of hypertension
- The alleviation of convulsions
- Improvement in the rate of wound healing
- Dissolving of bladder stones
