This product is the young antler of the male deer of the sika deer (Cervus nippon Temminck) or the red deer (Cervus elaphus Linnaeus), which is not yet ossified and densely covered with fine hair. The former is commonly known as "Hua Pilose Antler," and the latter is commonly known as "Ma Pilose Antler." It is mainly produced in Jilin, Liaoning, Heilongjiang, Xinjiang, Qinghai, and other regions. The Pilose Antler is harvested in summer and autumn, processed, and then dried in the shade or by baking. When used, the hair is burned off, scraped clean, and then sliced thinly or broken into small pieces, ground into fine powder for use.

bubble_chart Properties and Meridians

Sweet and salty, warm. act on kidney and liver channels.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Strengthens kidney yang, nourishes essence and blood, fortifies tendons and bones, regulates the Chong and Ren meridians, and expels toxic sores.

bubble_chart Indications

1. Used for kidney yang deficiency, essence and blood deficiency leading to impotence, premature ejaculation, uterine coldness, infertility, frequent urination, dizziness, tinnitus, soreness and pain in the lower back and knees, cold limbs, mental fatigue, and other symptoms. It is an essential herb for warming and tonifying kidney yang, supplementing the governor vessel, and benefiting essence and blood. It can be taken alone; or soaked in wine with Chinese Yam for consumption; or combined with Ginseng, Morinda, etc., to form pills, such as Shenrong Guben Pill.
2. Used for liver and kidney essence and blood deficiency leading to weak tendons and bones, poor development in children, delayed closure of the fontanel, delayed teething, delayed walking, etc. It has the effects of tonifying the liver and kidney, benefiting essence and blood, and strengthening tendons and bones. It is often combined with Asiatic Cornelian Cherry Fruit, Prepared Rehmannia Root, etc., such as in Jiawei Rehmannia Pill.
3. Used for deficiency and coldness of the thoroughfare and conception vessels, insecurity of the belt vessel leading to menorrhagia and metrostaxis, and excessive leukorrhea. It has the effects of tonifying the liver and kidney, regulating the thoroughfare and conception vessels, and stopping metrorrhagia and leukorrhagia. For treating menorrhagia and metrostaxis, it can be combined with Chinese Angelica, Donkey-hide Gelatin, Typha, etc., such as in Qianjin Fang Pilose Antler Powder; for treating excessive leukorrhea, Jisheng Fang combines it with Cibot Rhizome, Japanese Ampelopsis Root into powder, using vinegar-fried mugwort and sticky rice paste to form pills for consumption.
4. Used for treating sores and ulcers that do not heal for a long time, with clear and thin pus discharge, or yin-type abscesses that do not rise. It has the effects of warming and tonifying essence and blood, expelling toxins, and promoting tissue regeneration. It can be combined with Astragalus Root, Chinese Angelica, Cassia Bark, etc., for application.

bubble_chart Documentation

1. Benjing: "It treats fistula disease, expels evil blood, addresses cold and heat, fright epilepsy, tonifies qi, strengthens willpower, and promotes longevity."
2. Benjing Fengyuan: "The efficacy of Pilose Antler primarily focuses on treating internal injuries and exhaustion, lumbago, and emaciation. It is used to tonify fire and assist yang, generate essence and replenish marrow, strengthen tendons and bones, secure essence and control urination. It is suitable for those with deficient lower origin, dizziness, and blurred vision."

bubble_chart Usage and Dosage

Grind into fine powder, take in three divided doses daily, 1-3g. If used in pills or powders, prepare according to the prescription.

bubble_chart Cautions and Contraindications

This product should be started with a small dose and gradually increased. It is not advisable to use a large amount suddenly to avoid dizziness, red eyes, or promoting fire and stirring blood, leading to epistaxis. It should be avoided by those with yin deficiency and yang hyperactivity, heat in the blood aspect, excessive stomach fire, phlegm-heat in the lungs, or external-contraction febrile disease.

bubble_chart Modern Pharmacology

Pilose Antler contains hormones—Pilose Antler essence, which includes male hormones and a small amount of female follicle hormones, as well as collagen, protein, calcium phosphate, calcium carbonate, etc. Pilose Antler has a wide range of pharmacological effects.

1. It can promote growth and development, enhance the body's working capacity, reduce fatigue, improve sleep and appetite, correct protein metabolism disorders and energy metabolism, and increase kidney diuretic function.
2. After rabbits were given deer antler powder, the number of red blood cells, hemoglobin, and reticulocytes increased.
3. It can enhance the tension and rhythmic contraction of the isolated uterus.
4. A moderate dose of Pilose Antler can cause an increase in heart rate and cardiac output, with a more pronounced effect on a fatigued heart.
5. For ulcers and wounds that are difficult to heal or have poor new tissue formation, it can enhance the regeneration process and promote the healing of fractures.
6. Additionally, it has anti-aging effects on elderly mice.

TCM can effectively treat dry eye syndrome, floaters, retinopathy, and various chronic eye diseases

bubble_chart Supplementary Medicinals

Cervi Deer-Horn Glue: A solid glue obtained by boiling and concentrating Deer Horn Jingshui. Medicinal properties: sweet, salty, warm. Meridians: liver, kidney. Functions: warming and tonifying the liver and kidney, replenishing essence and blood, stopping bleeding. Used for kidney yang deficiency, insufficient essence and blood, deficiency fatigue and emaciation, as well as hematemesis, nosebleed, menorrhagia and metrostaxis, hematuria, etc., which are due to deficiency-cold. It can also be used for carbuncles. Usage and dosage: melt and take with water, 5-10g. Or used in pills, powders, or pastes.

Degelatined deer-horn: The horn block of Deer Horn with the gelatin removed. Medicinal properties: salty, astringent, warm. Meridians: liver, kidney. Functions: warming the kidney and assisting yang, astringing and stopping bleeding. Can be used for kidney yang deficiency, deficiency-cold of spleen and stomach, menorrhagia and metrostaxis, leukorrhea, poor appetite, vomiting and diarrhea, frequent urination, etc. For external use, it can stop bleeding and heal sores and ulcers that do not heal for a long time. Usage and dosage: decoct and take, 10-15g. For external use, apply an appropriate amount.