Yang Tonics

    Dried Human Placenta

    Latin:

    Placenta Hominis

    Origin:

    The dried placenta of healthy childbirth women. A fresh placenta weighs about 600 g and has a diameter of 16 to 18 cm, and contains about 200 ml blood, taken up into tissue as with a sponge.

    The placenta is a human organ with a temporary function. It is the vascular (supplied with blood vessels) organ in a childbirth woman that unites the fetus to the uterus of the mother. It mediates the metabolic exchanges of the developing individual through an intimate association of embryonic tissues and of certain uterine tissues, serving the functions of nutrition, respiration, and excretion.

    Placenta has been used as Chinese medicine for over 1,400 years. It is a very valuable medicine with a wide range of benefits. The main benefit is stopping the aging process and improving the general health of the body.

    The dried human placenta used as an herb is prepared by removing the amnion and umbilical cord from the fresh placenta, wash it repeatedly to get rid of blood, steam or boil for a while and dry it for use. ......