Yang Tonics
Zi He Che
Dried Human Placenta
紫河车
Human Placenta
胎盘
紫河車
胎盤
Tai Pan
Placenta Hominis
Name
Zi He Che (Dried Human Placenta)
The Effect of Zi He Che
Property
Sweet, salty, warm; lung, liver and kidney meridians entered.
Actions
Tonify qi, nourish blood and replenish essence.
Indications
Night sweat, impotence, spermatorrhea, hemoptysis, cough and asthma, emaciation, infertility, blood and qi deficiency of women.
Dosage and Administrations
Take the powder, 1.5~3 g per time, or made into pill. Decoct with fresh product, half or one, 2~3 times a week.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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