In Traditional Chinese Medicine, one of the main conditions that Zî hé chē is meant to treat is insufficient lactation.
In this module, you will learn how hormones work to induce (and inhibit) lactation, and how placentophagy can help boost these lactation promoters, both from a scientific and a TCM perspective.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this module, you should be able to
- Describe how Zî hé chē helps to promote lactation
- Name the 2 main hormones in stimulating lactation
- Compare how the placenta acts to inhibit lactation during pregnancy to how it could work to increase lactation via placentophagy
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