Deer Velvet - A Tonic for Sexual Wellbeing, Menstration and Menopause   by DeerVelvet.org

in Health / Alternative Medicine    (submitted 2012-02-04)

While deer antler velvet extract "pantocrin" is regarded as the ultimate primal tonic for men, it is also widely prescribed in Russia for women, especially for treating menstrual problems and alleviating the symptoms of menopause.

Modern allopathic medicine recommends hormonal replacement therapy (HRT) for women at menopause, which involves giving small doses of oestrogen to women in order to compensate for a dramatic drop in the amount of oestrogen being produced by the ovaries. It is a very controversial therapy, with studies showing that in the short term HRT may banish the depleting side effects of menopause but as reports show, HRT may let loose greater health risks such as thrombosis and uterine cancer later in life.

Women seeking less invasive ways to treat hormonal issues during menopause, which can be a time of intense stress, may be pleased to find out that in Russia pantocrin and rantarin [deer velvet extracts] are officially recommended for menopausal problems, as well as for delayed and abnormal menstrual cycles.

Fulder states, "Pantocrine [deer velvet extract] was determined as being very useful in reduced sexual function and menopausal disorders of circulation, in depression and psychological problems, and pain in the joints." Fulder continues that some of the menopausal women medicated with deer velvet even resumed menstration.

Younger women taking deer velvet have reported diminished issues with pre-menstrual syndrome, even to the point where periods pass by without discomfort. They have also reported heightened sexual interest, erotic dreams, and a sense of being in touch with deeper reserves of vital energy. This makes a much desired sex tonic for ladies.
While Pantocrine [antler velvet extract] administered to young male mice caused an enlargement of their sexual glands, similar studies have been conducted in Russia by Brekhman and Taneyeva to research the gonadotrophic action of pantocrin on female mice. From these experiments an increase was confirmed in the weight of the uterus and ovaries of the specimen mice. In addition there was an increased number of oestrus cycles.

Whether the effect is on man or woman, velvet antler appears to have a noticeable conditioning and balancing effect upon the body's hormonal system. As Teeguarden states, "pantocrin has been proven to be beneficial to metabolism, to the heart, central nervous system and brain, to the reproductive system."

For thousands of years Chinese women have been prescribed deer velvet for infertility and inability to conceive. Chinese women use deer velvet to help improve fertility, then while pregnant to boost the health of mother and baby. They are given deer velvet during childbearing to aid in the baby's delivery, and later for a general tonic to improve lactation and replenish and restore the mother's energy and health.

In combination with natural herbal blood tonics such as dong quai, deer velvet is a significant inclusion for the woman's pharmacopeia.

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