Tortoise Shell Placenta Paste
[Ingredients] Tortoise shell 300 grams, placenta 200 grams, brown sugar 1 jin (500 grams).
[Preparation] Rinse placenta clean with water, cut into chunks; crush tortoise shell, combine in clay pot with adequate water, simmer over low heat, filter and collect juice. Combine three filtrates, reduce slowly over low heat to about 200 ml, then add crushed donkey-hide gelatin and stir until dissolved. Finally add brown sugar and concentrate into paste; store in cool place.
[Usage] Take 2 spoons each time, three times daily, dissolve in warm water on empty stomach. This is one course of treatment.
[Efficacy] Tonify qi, nourish yin, enrich blood, replenish essence, and nourish brain. Used for cerebral arteriosclerosis.
[Note] Tortoise shell nourishes yin and calms yang, benefits kidney and strengthens bones; placenta tonifies qi, nourishes blood, and enriches marrow. According to "Bencao Congxin," it "tonifies primordial qi, regulates blood, treats various deficiencies." Modern pharmacological studies confirm placenta enhances immune resistance; donkey-hide gelatin nourishes blood, moistens yin, and soothes lungs, being a key herb for blood deficiency.