A Traditional Health Supplement

and a most fascinating medicinal product

Velvet deer antler is one of the most fascinating medicinal products, and one of the great wonders in nature. Chinese medicine scholars consider it the most important traditional healing remedy next to ginseng.  Vegans use it, as well as non-vegans, as a supplement. A natural, renewable source, velvet deer antler has a long history of safe and effective use, as well as decades of scientific research. 

one of the great wonders in nature

“Deer velvet” is a generic name given to the antlers of the male deer while they are still in the soft, growing cartilaginous stage. Each Spring the antler cycle begins anew and the skin around the pedicle expands and grows, initiating new antler growth. The remarkable growth rate of the animal's antlers is unique in nature. 

After several weeks, as the antlers reach their final size, the cartilage within them gradually converts into bone. In the final process, the antler's blood supply and nerves are lost. The hard antler from the previous season is cast off and the growth of the new season's velvet crop begins. It is then that the velvet is harvested for its medicinal and performance qualities.

humanely harvested for its medicinal benefits

For use in the premium health supplement Velsulin, the velvet must be harvested when it is still in its actively growing stage, before calcification begins to set in. This is usually at the half grown stage just before the development of the top fighting or dagger tynes, usually around the 2 month mark.

The antler is painlessly harvested by government certified technicians or veterinarians without any harm to the animal, much like wool is sheared from sheep, and it regrows anew each season. Before removal, the stags are required to be carefully handled to reduce stress. They're given a sedative to protect both the deer and the handler, as well, a local anesthesia is administered before removal of the antler.