Mary Craddock wrote:
>  they said it was very good for revitalising the mother after giving
> birth.
> does not sound appealing to me.

Contains plenty of iron of course. A small piece of placenta placed in
the mouth is often enough to stop haemmorhhaging post-partum - it
causes
the womb to clamp down.
This was in my birth plan but thankfully did not need it.

Alison