Historical Claims of Velvet Antler

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