What is velvet antler? Do sika deer feel pain when humans saw off their antlers?

In Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica, a very precious and special medicinal material-velvet antler was recorded. In fact, human beings have a long history of taking pilose antler. According to historical records, the medicinal value of velvet antler was first discovered in the Han dynasty, and many people call it? The elixir of life? I want to eat it so that I can live forever. Of course, in modern research, velvet antler does have extremely high medicinal value, which can treat and prevent many diseases.

So, what is velvet antler? As we all know, sika deer has horns on its head, and velvet antler is actually the horns of sika deer. But velvet antler is only available to male deer, and besides sika deer, the horn of male deer is also called velvet antler, which has the same value and effect as sika deer.

When sika deer and red deer just grow horns, the antlers at this time have not ossified and contain a lot of nutrients, which is velvet antler. Then, the antlers that should have grown into antlers were sawed off by humans. Will they feel pain? The answer is yes, and it is not only painful, but also very painful. However, due to the nutritional value of velvet antler at this time, for the benefit, human beings will not give up sawing velvet antler because the deer feels pain.

In the past, especially in ancient times, people directly cut deer without taking any protective measures. But in modern times, when people cut velvet antler, they will give some anesthetic to the deer first, and then treat it in time to stop bleeding after cutting. However, this is actually cruel.

Some friends may ask, is the deer worthless after cutting its antlers? In fact, velvet antler will grow back. Even in the wild, wild deer will naturally fall off every year after antler grows into antlers, and then be recycled in the next year. Basically, June-September is the best time to cut velvet antler every year.

Modern scientific research has found that although cutting velvet antler looks cruel, it is actually a kind of protection for deer, because if velvet antler is not cut, it will soon ossify and become antlers, and then the weight will become heavy, and the burden on deer head will increase. As we all know, deer usually bow their heads to eat, and thick antlers can easily affect eating and become a burden. Moreover, the antler itself is a dispensable thing, even if it is lost, it will not have any impact, as long as the follow-up treatment is carried out safely and the wound is not inflamed.

Scientists say that in the wild, antlers will not only make it difficult for them to escape when they meet enemies, because being too heavy will slow down their running speed, but also be a heavy burden. Although it can sometimes be used as a weapon to attack the enemy, in general, it still does more harm than good.

It can also hurt yourself. This is because deer antlers are often entangled in the process of mutual contact. At this time, it is impossible to untie without the help of human beings. Deer in the wild have neither hands nor enough strength, so naturally there is no way to break free. So the end result is that deer with antlers can only be starved to death.