Deer antler velvet consists of the antlers of a deer at the middle of its growth stage. Deer, elk, and moose are the only mammals that have regenerative organs (antlers), which means that they naturally shed their antlers every winter and grow them back in the spring and summer. During this phase, the antlers will be covered in a light texture that feels like soft velvet to the touch, which is where the term velvet comes from. This process of the annual regrowth of antlers is likely what initially intrigued the ancient Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioners when working with deer antler velvet. They learned that by taking certain parts of these antlers in the middle stages of their regrowth and taking them as medicine in various ways could mimic the regenerative effects in vario.
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