Products Featuring This Herb:
Supreme Creation
Magu’s Treasure
Super Essence Restorative

More Information:

Other Common Names
Placenta

Page Number In Radiant Health
219

Pharmaceutical Latin
Placenta hominis

Pinyin
Zi He Che

Treasures
Jing, Qi and Blood

Treasure Rating
*****

Atmospheric Energy
Warm

Taste
Sweet and Salty

Organ Meridian Systems
kidney care, Heart and Lung

Part Used and Form
Cleaned, boiled placenta

Primary Functions
To tonify Yang and nourish Yin Jing, to build Qi and Blood

Qualities
Placenta is the quintessential Jing restorative substance. Jing is burned up in the body by life itself, but most especially by chronic and acute stress and excessive behavior, including overwork, excessive emotionalism, substance abuse, chronic pain or illness, and sexual excess (especially in men). Excessive menstrual patterns, pregnancy and childbirth can result in a dramatic drain on the Jing of a woman, especially in middle aged women. There are special tonics that fortify Jing, and these are found among the Yin and Yang tonics. Jing tonics are used to replace the spent energy and to build up large reserves for future use.

Because of its original role of nurturing new life, Placenta is considered to be the most profound substance for replenishing Yin and Yang essence and blood. It is also considered to be a major Qi tonic. It is the dominant ingredient in a number of the greatest "restorative" formulations, where quick and powerful replenishment of spent essence is required. It is used along with Tortoise shell, Turtle shell, Polygonum, Lycium, Ginseng, Morinda, Astragalus, Cordyceps, Deer Antler, Ant and other major tonics to restore lost essence.

It is routinely used, naturally, after childbirth. But it may also be used after any extremely draining experience, including injury, trauma and surgery. In addition, it can be rejuvenating to some one who has experienced a long period of extreme stress, such as is experienced in chronic abuse, overwork, imprisonment, war, trauma or deep grieving, etc.

Most importantly, it can be used preventively during such experiences to prevent exhaustion and to resist the sped-up aging process that generally accompanies such stress.

Primary Combinations
Placenta is marketed as a Chinese patent medicine by itself, but historically is always used as part of a formula. Combine with:

1. Ginseng, Deer Antler and Cordyceps to tonify primal qi and kidney care yin and yang
2. Dang Gui and White Peony to tonify blood
3. Tortoise Plastrum to tonify kidney care yin

Varieties and Grading
Human placenta is a product mainly produced in the People's Republic of China. The placenta is provided by healthy, young mothers. The fresh placenta is cleaned, cooked and processed at a special biotechnology laboratory under the scrutiny of the Ministry of Health. Each placenta is individually tested for any viral or other contamination. This is a highly refined process and the end result is a unique, absolutely safe and incredible tonic substance.

Only buy placenta from a dealer you know and only purchase placentas that are in perfect condition. As sold in America, they look very much like puffed rice cakes. They are a light yellow color and should be individually packaged. Each placenta should be perfectly circular.