What are the side effects of deer antler tablets?

Deer antler slices are a very common supplement with high nutritional value. Many friends will regard it as a gift for relatives and friends, or as a good gift for visiting patients. This is because deer antler slices have a highly nourishing effect and are deeply loved by everyone. Many friends think that deer antler tablets are just a tonic so there will be no side effects, and they will choose to take them long-term or frequently. In fact, what many friends don’t know is that deer antler tablets still have some side effects. Let me introduce them to you below.

Although deer antler is non-toxic, it is a warm medicine, so it should not be used indiscriminately, but must be used according to the person and the condition. Cao Bingzhang, a famous modern Chinese medical scientist, believed that deer antler is indeed an excellent tonic for replenishing essence and marrow, but "if not taken properly, it is often easy to cause vomiting blood, nosebleed, hematuria, red eyes, dizziness, stroke and fainting." This statement is to warn those who take tonic that they should use the tonic dialectically and use the medicine rationally in order to achieve the best results. Otherwise, the occurrence of the above-mentioned symptoms is inevitable.

Generally speaking, the following precautions should be taken when taking deer antler:

1. Do not take this medicine if you have an external disease

No matter it is exogenous wind-cold or exogenous wind-heat, as long as the evil is on the skin surface, there will be symptoms such as aversion to cold, aversion to wind, fever, headache, limb pain, etc. At this time, do not take deer antler.

2. People with kidney deficiency should not take this medicine

Clinically, there are dry cough with little sputum, hemoptysis, irritability, red lips and tongue, peeling or cracked tongue surface, thirst with little fluid, dry and blurred eyes, hot flashes in the afternoon, red cheeks, night sweats, hot hands and feet, and a weak pulse. These are all caused by insufficient kidney yin and excessive virtual fire, which belongs to the syndrome of virtual heat. If deer antler and other warm tonic medicines are used by mistake, it is obviously not the right medicine for the condition, and it will inevitably cause fire to rob yin, damage body fluid and consume fluid. In mild cases, symptoms worsen, while in severe cases, dangerous symptoms arise.

3. People with internal heat should not take this medicine

Generally speaking, symptoms such as high fever, thirst, red and swollen painful eyes, yellow phlegm, vomiting blood, nosebleed, hematuria, heat toxicity, furuncles, carbuncles, bitter taste in the mouth, constipation, yellow and red urine, and a stringy, rapid and strong pulse are all caused by internal fire. Taking deer antler as a tonic is like adding fuel to the fire, which is counterproductive.

4. People with high blood pressure or liver disease should take this medicine with caution

Anyone who suffers from hypertension, hepatitis, liver dysfunction and other diseases, which are caused by yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire or internal fire, must follow the doctor's advice and take the medicine with caution and cannot choose on their own.

5. Taboos of taking velvet antler and various velvet antler preparations

It is best not to drink tea or eat radish when taking deer antler, and try not to take Chinese medicine containing radish seeds, barley sprouts, malt and hawthorn, as they will weaken the medicinal power of deer antler to varying degrees.

The above are the more common side effects of deer antler tablets. In fact, no matter what kind of health care products or high-value tonics, they all have certain side effects. You can learn more about them in your daily life and don’t take health care products blindly, so as to avoid bad effects on your body or even adverse effects.