Evidence brief · Supplement
Deer Antler Velvet for Strength / recovery
Evidence grade D — Null trials
- Overall grade
- Grade D
- Last revised
- 1
- graded outcome
- 0
- references listed
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1 at grade D — 1 graded row
What is known
Each outcome with its grade (how strong the evidence is, A to D), the size of the effect where the entry records one, and how often studies agree.
- Strength / recoveryEvidence grade D
Null trials
Triviallow
What is uncertain
Read off the same rows as above. Nothing here is added that the entry does not itself record.
- Thin evidence: Strength / recovery (grade D).
The evidence in words
The verdict
For strength / recovery, Deer Antler Velvet earns evidence grade D (trivial effect, low consistency) — the evidence does not support the claim. Null trials
How it might work
The proposed active ingredient is IGF-1, but IGF-1 is a protein degraded by the gut and not absorbed intact from oral/spray products in meaningful amounts.
How to use it
Safety & cautions
Generally tolerated; the concern is anti-doping status (IGF-1) more than toxicity.
Bottom line
The mechanism doesn't survive digestion and the trials are null. A performance myth — skip it.
Goes with
- Deer Antler VelvetRead the full Deer Antler Velvet monographEvidence grade D
Related reading
Entries that share this one's tags or conditions.
- ATP (Peak ATP) for Strength / recoveryEvidence grade D — Small, industry-linkedEvidence grade D
- ATP (Peak ATP)Oral 'ATP' that doesn't reach muscle as ATP — small, mostly industry-linked performance signals.Evidence grade D
- CordycepsA popular endurance mushroom whose human performance data are weak and inconsistent.Evidence grade D
- Cordyceps for Aerobic performanceEvidence grade D — Weak human dataEvidence grade D
Sources
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Last revised . A grade is this entry's reading of the evidence, not medical advice.