The FDA blesses an ancient remedy. The FDA does not easily offer its approval for claims pertaining to natural products. That s what s new. As for deer antler itself its an age-old remedy. Asians have benefited from its remarkable healing powers for at least two millennia.
Antlers are unique in that they are the only mammalian organs that regenerate annually.
The first set of antlers, which are made of cartilage, develop in early spring of the male deer s first year. Because of its rapid growth rate, the antler is comprised of very biologically active tissue. The entire antler is known as velvet antler a potent nutritional product obtained without detriment to the animal. Substances believed to have a primary effect in one area turn out to be very helpful in another. For example, in addition to their tissue-building role, growth hormone precursors found in velvet antler are important for immunity.