Deer Velvet 1000mg x 60 Capsules

Products Information
Green Health Deer Velvet is 100% natural, premium quality New Zealand deer velvet. For centuries, deer velvet has been used to relive the pain and assist muscle tone and general wellbeing.
Dosage
Take 1-3 capsules daily with meals or as professionally advised. .

Ingredients
Each Capsule contains: New Zealand Deer Velvet (equiv to fresh) 1000mg. No artificial flavorings, preservatives, sugar, salt added.

Note
Store below 30º C in a cool dry place.

GreenHealth Deer velvet extract is produced via a unique centrifuge process and the it is Freeze Dried at low temperatures to preserve vital bio-active elements contents.

what is Deer Velvet?

Deer velvet is the common name of a product made from growing antlers of deer, during a stage when they are covered in soft velvety hair.Deer Velvet has been long valued in Traditional Chinese Medicine as a natural health tonic. It is a rich source of amino acids, minerals and other nutrients.

Deer velvet antler is now proving to be one of the most beneficial products in natural medicine. Oriental physicians have regarded it as an essential health, energy and sexual tonic for the past 2000 years. The West is now benefiting from deer velvet antler and its range of natural health properties.

Deer velvet antler was analysed and found to contain:

Amino acids:
Alanine Arginine
Aspartic Acid Cysteine
Glutamic Acid Glycine
Histidine Hydroxyproline
Isoleucine Leucine
Lysine Methionine
Phenylalanine Proline
Serine Threonine
Tryptophan Tyrosine
Valine

Glycosaminoglycans:
Chondroitin Sulfate A
Glucosamine

Growth Factors:
Growth Factor-1
Growth Factor-2
Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF)
Nerve Growth Factor (NGF)
Transforming Growth Factor-alpha
Transforming Growth Factor-beta

Hormones: Androgens, Estrogens

Lipids: Prostaglandins

Proteins: Collagen - Type II

References:

Chen C.C., Liu M.H., Wang M.F., Chen C.C., Effects of aging and dietary
antler supplementation on the calcium-regulating hormones and bone status
in ovariectomized SAMP8 mice, Chin J Physiol. 2007 Dec 31; 50(6): 308-14.
Kang S.K., Kim K.S., Kim S.I., Chung K.H., Lee I.S., Kim C.H.,
Immunosuppressive activity of deer antler extracts of Cervus korean
TEMMINCK var. mantchuricus Swinhoe, on type II collagen-induced arthritis,
In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim. 2006 Mar-Apr; 42(3-4): 100-7.
Li Y.J., Kim T.H., Kwak H.B., Lee Z.H., Lee S.Y., Jhon G.J., Chloroform
extract of deer antler inhibits osteoclast differentiation and bone resorption, J-
Ethnopharmacol. 2007 Sep 5; 113(2): 191-8.
Sievers C., Schneider H.J., Stalla G.K., growth factor-1 in plasma
and brain: regulation in health and disease. Front Biosci. 2008 Jan 1; 13: 85-
99.
Suttie J.M., Gluckman P.D., Butler J.H., Fennessy P.F., Corson I.D., Laas F.J.,
growth factor 1 (IGF-1) antler-stimulating hormone? Endocrinology.
1985 Feb; 116 (2): 846-8.
Zhou Q.L., Guo Y.J., Wang L.J., Wang Y., Liu Y.Q., Wang Y., Wang B.X.,
Velvet antler polypeptides promoted proliferation of chondrocytes and
osteoblast precursors and fracture healing, Zhongguo-Yao: -Li-Xue-Bao. 1999
Mar; 20(3): 279-82.

Price JS, Oyajobi BO, Oreffo RO, et al. Cells cultured from the growing tip of red deer antler express alkaline phosphatase and proliferate in response to growth factor-I. J Endocrinol . 1994;143:R9–R16.

Conaglen HM, Suttie JM, Conaglen JV. Effect of deer velvet on sexual function in men and their partners: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Arch Sex Behav . 2003;32:271–8.