INDIVIDUAL HERBS

Pharmaceutical Latin: Placenta Hominis
Common English: Human Placenta
Placenta
Homo
Herbs that Tonify the Yang
Taste Temperature Entering Meridians Dosage
Sweet
Salty
(Bitter)
Warm
Liver
Lung
Kidney
(Heart)
1.5-5g
Tincture: 1-3ml
Actions Indications/Syndromes

Tonifies the Liver and Kidneys and strengthens Jing

Insufficiency of Kidney Qi and Jing and Blood Deficiency with infertility, impotence, spermatorrhea, decreased libido, low back pain, Light-headedness and tinnitus

Tonifies Qi and nourishes the Blood

Exhaustion of Qi and Blood with emaciation, pallor, and/or insufficient lactation, especially in the aftermath of a major illness

Unremitting seizure disorder

Tonifies Lung Qi and augments Kidney Jing

Wheezing due to Lung and Kidney Deficiency

Especially useful between acute attacks

Consumption with night sweats, emaciation, debility and chronic cases of cough and wheezing

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Do not use alone for Yin Deficiency with Heat signs.
  • Use caution for prolonged use.
  • Contraindicated for those with toothache due to Stomach Fire.
  • Do not use if there is a lack of weakness.
  • Do not use if there is a lack of true pathological factors.
INCOMPATIBILITIES
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Colla Cornus Cervi
Lu Jiao Jiao
Cordyceps
Dong Chong Xia Cao

Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata
Shu Di Huang

Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata
Shu Di Huang

Rx. Astragali
Huang Qi
Rx. Codonopsis
Dang Shen

Infertility and impotence.

Chronic weakness and debility.

Qi Deficiency.

Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata
Shu Di Huang
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis
Dang Gui
Rx. Paeoniae Alba
Bai Shao

Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata
Shu Di Huang
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae
Bai Zhu
Rx. Dioscoreae
Shan
Yao

Fr. Schisandrae
Wu Wei Zi
Tub. Ophiopogonis
Mai Men Dong

Blood Deficiency.

Decreased appetite due to Spleen Deficiency.

Coughing and wheezing due to Deficient Lungs.

Plastrum Testudinis
Gui Ban
Cx. Phellodendri
Huang Bai

Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata
Shu Di Huang

Colla Cornus Cervi
Lu Jiao Jiao
Cordyceps
Dong Chong Xia Cao
HB. Epimedii
Yin Yang Huo

Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata
Shu Di Huang
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis
Dang Gui

Steaming bone disorder, cough, emaciation, and night sweats from Yin Deficiency.

Jing Deficiency.

Insufficient lactation due to Blood Deficiency.

Anemia.

Rx. Astragali
Huang Qi
Rx. Ginseng
Ren Shen
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis
Dang Gui
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata
Shu Di Huang

Gecko
Ge Jie

Rx. Asparagi
Tian Men Dong
Plastrum Testudinis
Gui Ban
Cx. Phellodendri
Huang Bai

Insufficient lactation due to Qi and Blood Deficiency.

Qi and Blood Deficiency.

Chronic respiratory disorders.

Chronic cough with Yin Deficient Heat.

  1. This is the most important herb for nourishing Jing, Qi and Blood, because of its role in nurturing new life.
  2. It is commonly used in formulas for general weakness, loss of Blood and Jing, and weakening of Qi.
  3. This herb also treats insufficient lactation, night sweats, and steaming bones.
  4. It is said to tonify both Yin and Yang.
  5. It has been shown to inhibit the growth of cancer cells.
  6. This substance is effective in treating hectic fever due to Yin Deficiency, night sweats, lumbago, sore knees, and a weak physique with seminal emission.
  7. Both Zi He Chi and Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum Lu Rong are strong supplements that tonify the Kidney Yang along with Jing and Blood. Zi He Che is warm but not drying and is a gradual, harmonious supplement. it is superior to Lu Rong for augmenting Qi and Blood and is used to treat Lung , Liver and Kidney Deficiency. It also promotes lactation which Lu Rong cannot do. Lu Rong more strongly tonifies the Kidney Yang and Du Channel and strengthens the sinews and bones.
  8. Prepared Placenta Zhi Zi He Che has a less objectionable taste and is more stable for a longer period of time.
  9. Wine-fried Placenta Jiu Chao Zi He Che has a less objectionable taste and is easier to powder.
  10. Human placenta is generally not used for many reasons. Instead placenta from pigs and cattle are substituted.
  11. Corda Umbilicalis Hominis Qi Dai is the umbilical cord. It treats wheezing and night sweats caused by Kidney Yang and Jing Deficiency. It is often decocted with Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua and Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao in grain-based liquor.