Velvet Deer Antler has been used in oriental medicine for centuries to increase sexual desire and improve sexual performance.*Body builders have used Velvet Deer Antler to boost stamina and help maintain muscle health.* Deer antler is harvested from deer's raised on ranches. At the ideal time of the year, the antlers are removed and specially processed to make the natural components bio available to the human body. The fact that this is a 100% natural product that has to be specially harvested is what makes deer antler so expensive.