Placenta homonis (Ziheche)

Properties (characteristics):
Sweet, salty, warm.
 
Channels (meridians) entered:
Heart, lung, kidney.
 
Actions & Indications:
Being used in decrease of male sexual function, Premature Ejaculation, spermatorrhea, dizziness, Tinnitus, or infertility, irregular menses in female, bleeding in uterus, Leucorrhea, habitual miscarriage, lack of mother milk after giving birth, or female infertility.
 
Chemical ingredients:
Nitrogen containing polysaccharide: 
8 molecules of Acetyl-D-Glucosamine C6H13O5N 
6 molecules of D-Galactosae 
6 moleculesMannose 
Also contains: 
peptone 
Albumose 
polypeptide 
choline 
prolactin 
oxytocin 
thyroid stimulating hormone
sex hormone 
cortisone 
interferon 
urokinase 
prostaglandins 
lysozyme 
kininase 
etc......
 
Dosage:
1.5 to 3 g. Grind into powder and make into capsules. Take 2 to 3 times per day. In serious cases, double the quantity. It can also made into pill or powder form Fresh placenta: use half or one placenta. Boil with water and take orally.
 
Cautions:
The herb should not be used by itself in cases of yinxu (yin deficient) with heat.