Alternative uses for placenta

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The placenta is the organ that connects the fetus to the mother in mammals to transfer oxygen and nutrients to the fetus and fetal waste products to the mother. Many species of mammals consume their placentas. Placentas are consumed in some human cultures. It may be for nutrition but often has cultural significance. For more information on placenta ritual consumption, see Placenta: Society and culture. Human and animal placentas are also used as a source of extracts for ingredients in various consumer products such as pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, hair care products, health tonics, and food products other than ritual consumption by mother or family. Human placentas are also used by search and rescue teams to train their search and rescue dogs to detect human remains.

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Use in cosmetics

At least three companies currently sell hair or skin care containing animal placenta extract. The most common type of placenta used is sheep. Placenta extract is thought to function as a source of proteins and hormones, especially estrogen and progesterone, in cosmetics where it is used. Information about the purpose of placental extract is not well documented and hard to find. There is a certainty that the producer does not claim that he is doing anything special. For example, Alleghany Pharmacal Corporation, manufacturer of Hask hair conditioning brand that extensively uses sheep placent extract, does not have a brand website for Hask and the parent company's website or at least an empty construction page.

The FDA states that placenta extracts may be hazardous and their use is subject to restrictions and warning requirements at least in some products.

In one study, four girls between one and eight years developed breast or pubic hair two to 24 months after starting using estrogen-containing or placenta-containing hair products. Their breasts and pubic hair retreat when they stop using the product. No other cause for early sexual development was noted.

Replacement Therapy Estrogen-containing hormones, while protecting against osteoporosis, have been found to increase the risk of venous embolism and breast cancer. Thus, the medical community uses hormone replacement therapy only under certain circumstances.

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Use in drugs

Medical use

Melsmon Pharmaceutical Co. is a registered pharmaceutical company in Japan, operating since 1956, producing pharmaceutical placenta extracts from human placenta. The indication is to treat menopause. Laennec, another placenta extract formulation, is prescribed for treating chronic hepatitis.

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Use in food

There are a number of foods, many with so-called health benefits, that use placenta as the ingredient. This is in addition to ritual consumption by mothers and families in many cultures.

Plantec Co. in Japan made a drink called "Placenta Drink" containing placenta. The company claims that "This is a drink that uses placental raw materials" [ sic ] and "Hope that makes active body metabolism workable" [ sic ] and "This is a drink from taste of apple "[ sic ].

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References

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