"Doctor, can we take the placenta home? The old man said it was edible and nutritious." I believe obstetricians often encounter this problem in their work. When it comes to "eating placenta", everyone must be familiar with it. In the traditional concept of many parts of China, stew, porridge, frying or meatballs are often used. Many novice mothers have eaten the "placental meal" mandated by their mother-in-law or mother during confinement. So what is the placenta? Can "eating placenta" really help? Next, the obstetrician will tell you the truth. The placenta is an organ attached to the uterine wall during pregnancy and connected to the baby through the umbilical cord. It transfers oxygen and nutrients from the mother's blood supply to the baby. Waste from infants, such as carbon dioxide, returns to the placenta along the umbilical cord. After the baby is born, the maternal uterine contraction will push out the placenta and be removed by the doctor during caesarean section. Is "placental tonic" rumor or true? Those who insist on taking placenta can make a great tonic find some reasons that the placenta contains a variety of natural hormones and active ingredients, which can promote lactation, prevent postpartum depression, and improve the skin state of menopausal women; In addition, there are many trace elements in the placenta, such as iron, magnesium and zinc, which can replenish blood and enhance human resistance. Are the benefits of eating placenta true? In fact, those who have studied biology know that most hormones are proteins, and a variety of hormones in the placenta are basically decomposed after high-temperature cooking and digestion and metabolism during eating, let alone biological activity. In addition, the so-called nutrients in the placenta, such as iron with blood tonic effect, pork, beef and mutton, are even richer. Why choose the placenta instead of eating hygienic and guaranteed food? Not only that, science has confirmed that eating placenta can not play those health effects. On the contrary, blind consumption will have potential risks. It is particularly reminded that placenta contains viruses, which can carry all kinds of harmful microorganisms, including Lester, hepatitis virus, Treponema pallidum, HIV, herpes virus, and Lyme pathogens. These viruses cannot be extinct in boiling water at 100 degrees Celsius. They are made into pills, which are more likely to leave a "living mouth" for pathogenic bacteria. Therefore, the placenta is just a piece of meat falling from the human body. Don't expect it to have any magical nourishing effect. We should face it objectively and scientifically. (outlook new era)