Patient's question:
The child has a relatively weak immune system, and due to large temperature differences, they are prone to fever.Past Treatment and Effects:
Last year, the child was hospitalized at the children's medical center for about two and a half months before being discharged.
Desired Help:
After suffering from pneumonia, I heard from someone that eating placenta powder can boost immunity. Later, I bought purple placenta from a pharmacy, which was ground into powder by a machine and placed into empty capsules. I stored them in the household medicine box, as I didn’t put them in the refrigerator, because it was winter. Now that the weather has warmed up, I noticed that the placenta powder inside the capsules is no longer visible. I’m a bit worried about whether its quality might have been affected by moisture or spoilage. Since I’m still taking it, I’m concerned that its compromised quality might interfere with my health. I hope the doctor can tell me about its shelf life in terms of time and temperature. Additionally, I’d like to know if the placenta powder is considered cold or warm in nature, and whether it’s safe to take it for an extended period. Thank you!
Doctor's answer:
Sweet and bitter in nature, warm in property, it enters the lung, liver, and kidney meridians. The lung governs qi, the liver stores blood, and the kidney stores essence, making it a superior supplement for replenishing qi, blood, and essence. Therefore, it is effective for various conditions of deficiency, prolonged dysentery, insufficient qi and blood, and depleted essence, whether used alone or in combination with other formulas. It is commonly used in modern clinical diagnosis for tuberculosis, neurasthenia, anemia, bronchitis, asthma, and chronic bronchitis in the elderly. However, it must be taken regularly for the therapeutic effect to be significant. Placenta powder contains protein, sugar, calcium, vitamins, autoimmune factors, female hormones, progesterone, steroid hormones, gonadotropins, and adrenocorticotropic hormone.