Deer horns, an ideal option for sexual dysfunction in men

What are deer horns(Lu Jiao Jiao)? Medicinally it mainly refers to the gelatin boiled from the ossified antler horn in Cervus elaphus Linnaeus or Cervus nippon Temminck, which are animals in the family Cervidae. So, other names of it include deerhorn, Deer Antler Glue, Colla Cornus Cervi, Cornu Cervi Degelatinatum, Deerhorn Glue, and so on. By the way, Lu Rong (deer antler velvet) is a different Chinese herb though they literally are the same thing. To put it simply, Lu Jiao is the older form of Lu Rong, which refers to the tender horns of bucks. That is to say, it is harvested when it is the horn is covered with velvet, still bleeding, and not ossified yet. And popular deer antler products include deer antler extract spray, pills, supplement, powder, essence, jelly, juice, tea, and so on.

Horn of Cervus elaphus Linnaeus is usually divided into 4 to 6 branches, 50 to 120cm in length, 3 to 6cm in diameter, and with discoid base, which has irregular tubercles above and sparse small holes around. Surface is brown or brownish and shiny, and with smooth horn apex and tuberculate middle and lower parts. Outer ring of cross section is osseous and white or slightly brown; middle part is mostly taupe or gray and with honeycomb-like holes. It is hard, odorless, and slightly salty.

Deer horn benefits
Deer antlers are often used as dog chews. Apparently it is overkill. As mentioned previously, this herb has long been used for consumptive disease, aching lower back and knees, Nocturnal Emission, uterine bleeding, vaginal discharge, etc.

It acts like velvet antlers but the price is much cheaper. Hence, it is often used as the substitute for deer antler velvet. But it should be mentioned at this point that shed antlers have relatively weaker efficacy. Accordingly it won’t stir up the fire and invigorate yang. Medicinally it is often cut into extremely thin slices, and then consumed in the forms of decoction, powder, or pills. By the way, raw deer antler is preferred in the cases of supporting Yang, invigorating the circulation of blood, getting over the tiredness, and diminishing swelling. In comparison, prepared one or gelatin is better in warming and tonifying liver and kidney and nourishing essence and blood. For instance, Sexual Dysfunction in men often falls into the scope of deficiency of yang and kidney essence, in which the raw one is an ideal option.