2007-09-10 16:31:44 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
It isn't. Typically, the mother eats it.
2007-09-10 16:35:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Placenta is the passage way for the fetus to expel waste. However, I cant find anything that shows the placenta to be toxic. I can't imagine a human eating a placenta anyway.
Many animals, the mother usually, consume the placenta after birthing. We don't see them dropping dead.
So, I am wondering why it is you think it is toxic.
2007-09-11 00:01:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
it's not - it's delicious and nutritious. Fry with garlic, red wine and fava beans. consume with a little chianti and watch the sun set.
By the way the placenta carries nutrient into the fetus and oxygen and removes carbon dioxide. Other waste processed by baby's gut and kidneys is excreted straight into the amniotic fluid surrounding baby.
2007-09-11 00:15:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most animals eat theirs for the nutrients and to deter predators from finding their newborns. Humans are the only animals that don't do this although I've heard about some extremist naturalists who've cooked theirs and eaten them. Yuck! TMI
2007-09-10 23:38:02 · answer #4 · answered by kcpaull 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It is NOT toxic! Some people even eat it! Gross, I know.
2007-09-10 23:45:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is spelled placenta. Once it has done it thing, it starts to decay and putrefy.
2007-09-10 23:35:59 · answer #6 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think some cultures make soup out of it. No joke.
2007-09-10 23:38:27 · answer #7 · answered by blas 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Toxic? Many animals eat the placenta after giving birth.
I'll have mine well-done thanks.
2007-09-10 23:37:24 · answer #8 · answered by Scozbo 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋