How to Eat Velvet Antler? Six Dietary Therapy Methods with Good Health Benefits
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Velvet antler refers to the young, non-ossified, fuzzy antlers of male sika deer or red deer, and is a precious medicinal material. Velvet antler has the effects of: generating essence and replenishing marrow, and strengthening bones and muscles. So how should velvet antler be eaten to make its effects work best? Below are several simple and highly effective ways to consume velvet antler.
Method one: Velvet antler soaked in liquor
Wash fresh velvet antler, slice it, add baijiu of 50 degrees or above and soak for two weeks, then take 10-25ml daily. Other medicinal materials can also be added for soaking as needed.
Method two: Velvet antler in dishes and soups
Simmer velvet antler slices with poultry to make soup; the ingredients can be jujube, red ginseng, goji berry, mangosteen, sea cucumber, and so on.
Method three: Velvet antler ground into powder
Grind velvet antler into a fine powder, and before going to sleep at night, take the velvet antler powder with liquor or warm boiled water. This way of eating is both convenient and health-promoting.
Method four: Velvet antler porridge
Combine velvet antler powder with rice and grains, add appropriate seasonings, and cook together into porridge. Eating it as a supplement is a relatively ideal dietary therapy method.
Method five: Velvet antler brewed as tea
Put a few slices of velvet antler in a cup, brew with boiling water, cover with a lid, and drink when the temperature is just right for drinking. An appropriate amount of goji berries can also be added.
Method six: Dried velvet antler slices eaten directly
Take dried velvet antler slices and chew them. 1 to 2 slices each time is appropriate.
People with yin deficiency, internal heat symptoms, blood heat, strong external pathogens, or excessive liver fire are not suitable to take velvet antler, and it should also be taken under a doctor's guidance and not consumed at will.