As early as the Tang Dynasty, there was a record of using nails as medicine in Thousand Women, which has a history of 1000 years. In addition, Compendium of Materia Medica also records the situation of human nails used as medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine calls nails "tendon withdrawal", which is considered to have the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, eliminating putrefaction and promoting granulation.
It is a traditional medicine, which is common in ancient prescriptions, such as Xilei powder, Houyan pill and some eye ointment. Many folk remedies contain human nails, but now they are rarely used as medicine, and almost no doctor will prescribe human nails.
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In fact, in addition to nails, other human organs and metabolites can also be used as medicine. Commonly used Chinese medicines are human hair (carbonized blood) and placenta (placenta hominis). According to ancient records, the crystallization of urine and feces used to have pharmacological effects, but from the perspective of ethics and human feelings, these drugs are gradually not recommended.
With people's cognition of society and the development of medical technology, the varieties of drugs for treating hematuria, sore throat, blindness and otitis media are gradually increasing, and human nails are gradually being replaced.
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