In winter, Uncle Zhang, who had been working for his descendants for a long time, bought traditional kidney tonifying items such as deer antler and turtle for his newly married grandson. He believed that he had eaten sea dog whips, deer whips, and other things. Experts believe that eating these things indiscriminately is not only unhelpful, but may also harm health. After the animal whip enters the human body, like other foods, it must be digested and absorbed through the digestive tract to become protein, fat, sugar, and other nutrients. It is not consumed by any organ but is utilized by the human body. In addition, animal whips themselves are not more abundant than other foods and do not contain special nutrients. The androgens contained in animal whips are also destroyed after heating and digestion, and cannot replenish more androgens. Therefore, using them for aphrodisiac purposes is meaningless. Experts believe that any supplement for deer antler has certain adaptive symptoms, and generally young men do not need to take it at will. Even if necessary, it should be under the guidance of a doctor.
In fact, the earliest pharmaceutical monograph in China, the "Shennong Materia Medica Classic," recorded that foods such as dates, sesame, honey, grapes, lotus seeds, yams, and walnuts have the function of tonifying the kidney, nourishing essence, and promoting yang, and have an important role in maintaining and improving male function. Proper dietary regulation can also improve the body.