Cerebroprotein Hydrolysate_Dosage, benefits & legal status
Also known as cerebroprotein hydrolysate I, brain protein hydrolysate
A generic name for pig-brain peptide mixtures, sometimes including Cerebrolysin itself.
Common vial size is what vendors typically sell, not a recommendation. Enter your own vial in the calculator.
What is Cerebroprotein Hydrolysate?
Plain language first. The technical label stays, but it never stands alone.Overview
A pig-brain peptide mixture sold under a generic name. Hospital versions exist in India and China, and the powder vendors sell is a different product of unpublished composition.
Cerebroprotein hydrolysate describes enzymatic hydrolysates of lipid-free porcine brain protein, containing low molecular weight peptides and free amino acids. The term covers several distinct preparations from different manufacturers, including injections used in Indian and Chinese hospitals and cerebroprotein hydrolysate I, and in Chinese-language usage it is also applied to Cerebrolysin. Composition varies with tissue, enzymes and process, and no preparation is standardised to a single active molecule.
What it's used for
Given in hospitals in India and China as an add-on for stroke, head injury and dementia. Sold by peptide vendors as a small vial of powder.
How does Cerebroprotein Hydrolysate work?
What it does in the body, and where.Cerebroprotein hydrolysate is made rather than synthesised, which is why it cannot be pinned to one formula.
- 01Pig brain protein is broken down with enzymesFat is removed and the protein is cut into small peptides and free amino acids. What comes out depends on the tissue, the enzymes and the process, so each maker's product differs.
- 02The proposed action is neurotrophicThe idea, shared with Cerebrolysin, is that some fragments act like the growth factors that keep nerve cells alive. Animal studies support parts of this, but no single active molecule has been identified.
- 03The name is used looselyChinese papers apply it to Cerebrolysin as well as to other brain hydrolysates, and one Chinese meta-analysis translates it as Cerebrolysin in its English abstract. When you read a study, check which product it tested.
- 04Hospital trials test hospital productsThe human evidence comes from infusions of manufactured medicines of known strength. None of it describes a vendor's research powder.
What else is it used for?
Each group carries its own evidence level.Approved means regulators have cleared it for that purpose. Investigational means it is in trials. Early research means it is being studied and is not established.
Stroke
Clinical use- ReviewA 2017 Chinese meta-analysis pooled 20 randomised trials with 3,313 patients given it on top of standard care for acute ischaemic stroke. Neurological and daily-living scores improved, while death, disability and adverse reactions did not differ.
- ReviewThe review's English abstract calls the product Cerebrolysin, which shows how loosely the two names are used.
Young children with developmental delay
Early research- Human trial102 children under three had rehabilitation, and the treatment group also received 14 days of infusions followed by oral derivatives. At 90 days that group had improved more on fine motor and adaptive skills. Adverse events occurred in 55.3% against 47.7%, and none were serious.
Safety
Clinical use- Human observationCase reports describe allergic reactions in patients with traumatic brain injury and a whole-body inflammatory response in a stroke patient after hospital injections.
Vendor descriptions often borrow Cerebrolysin's trial record for this product, and some papers really do use the two names for the same thing. That does not make a vendor's vial equivalent to either. The hospital trials tested manufactured medicines of known strength, given as infusions, while a small vial of research powder is a different product whose composition nobody has published.
The published record
Papers and trials about Cerebroprotein Hydrolysate
5 papers tagged human · 4 not reviews or lab · 1 clinical trial publications
Counted from Europe PMC indexing, not read by a person; a human tag can land on reviews, commentary or lab papers; clinical trial publications is the narrower count.
At a glance
Four things to know about Cerebroprotein Hydrolysate
Evidence
Clinical use
Category
Healing and recovery
Common vial
Varies
Half-life
Not a single number
How much, and do you cycle it?
The range, and whether you take breaks.Given in hospital as a course of daily infusions, hospital courses of daily infusions. Hospital courses of daily infusionsTrial dose
Human use comes in courses. The Chinese study in young children gave 14 days of daily infusions, then switched to oral derivatives for the rest of 90 days. No course has been studied for a vendor's product.
How long does it stay in the body?
The half-life, and where the figure comes from.Not a single numberNo figure
A mixture of many fragments rather than one molecule, so a single half-life would not mean much.
You can compare this against the whole library to see where it sits.
How do I dose and price it?
Enter your vial and your dose. Pick a mix. We show the draw and the cost.The vial holds a fixed amount of drug. Adding more water does not make more drug, it just spreads it thinner, so you draw a bigger number on the syringe for the same dose.
Choose your mix
Measuring the water1 mL = one full 100-unit syringe.
Cerebroprotein Hydrolysate starts at $59.00 across 2 vendors.
2 listings, last read Sep 28, 2026. Shipping and card fees are not included.
How do you store it?
Before mixing, and after.Dry powder in the freezer or fridge. Once mixed, fridge, and use within about a month.
Unmixed lyophilized Cerebroprotein Hydrolysate keeps for a long time cold. Once you add water the clock starts: most reconstituted vials hold up for roughly 28 to 30 days at fridge temperature. Keep it out of light, and do not freeze it after mixing.
What are the side effects and cautions?
Known cautions and warnings for this compound.Who should avoid it
- Allergy to pork or to animal-derived medicines, since it is made from pig brain
- Epilepsy or a seizure disorder
- Severe kidney disease
- Pregnancy
Stop and get help
- Rash, swelling of the face or throat, or trouble breathing
- Fever, chills or a racing heart after a dose
- A seizure
Common effects
- Dizziness
- Confusion
- Reactions where it was injected or infused
Where this page says nothing is established, that means nobody has studied it, not that a compound is safe.
Is Cerebroprotein Hydrolysate approved?
And where the numbers on this page come from.Not approved, but legal to obtain. Cerebroprotein Hydrolysate has no FDA approval, and it can be prescribed or prepared by a compounding pharmacy in the United States. It is approved in China and India, but not in the United States.
- Approval statusClinical use
- RouteInto a vein or muscle (hospital products)
- Checked29 September 2026
- Approved outside the USChina, India: Used in hospitals in China and India as an add-on for stroke, head injury and dementia, under many brand names from different manufacturers. Not approved in the US.This does not change the United States position above.
- DoseFrom product labeling and clinical guidelines.
- Vial sizeFrom what vendors typically list; not a recommendation.
- SourcesTang R, et al. Systematic review of cerebroprotein hydrolysate as adjunctive treatment for acute cerebral infarction. China PharmacyHua R, et al. Efficacy and safety of cerebroprotein hydrolysate I combined with rehabilitation training in children with provisional intellectual developmental disorder. Neuropsychiatr Dis TreatCerebroprotein hydrolysate allergy in patients with traumatic brain injury. Ain-Shams Journal of AnesthesiologyDevi T, et al. Cerebroprotein hydrolysate induced systemic inflammatory response syndrome: a case report. Int J Pharm Pharm Sci
What has happened recently
Not FDA-approved. Hospital products sold under this name are used in India and China and come from many manufacturers. A vendor's research vial is not one of those products.
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What else is like Cerebroprotein Hydrolysate?
Others in Healing and recovery, side by side.If you're weighing Cerebroprotein Hydrolysate, it's worth reading PDA (Pentadeca Arginate), GLOW blend, and KLOW blend in the same class.
A generic name for pig-brain peptide mixtures, sometimes including Cerebrolysin itself.
- Dose
- Given in hospital as a course of daily infusions
- How often
- Hospital courses of daily infusions
A newer, more stable cousin of BPC-157 for faster healing.
- Dose
- 0.25 up to 0.5 mg per day (start low, increase slowly)
- How often
- 1-2x daily
A popular skin-and-healing blend of three peptides in one shot.
- Dose
- Community examples use 2 to 2.5 mg of total blend per day, or set the draw by GHK-Cu. Syringe units depend on vial strength and water volume.
- How often
- Daily
The GLOW blend plus an anti-inflammatory peptide, an all-in-one recovery stack.
- Dose
- Community examples use 2 to 4 mg of total blend per day, or set the draw by GHK-Cu. Syringe units depend on vial strength and water volume.
- How often
- Daily
Guides for this compound
- How to Reconstitute a Peptide
Mix peptide powder with bacteriostatic water, step by step.
- How to Read an Insulin Syringe
Read the units, convert to millilitres, and draw the exact dose.
- mcg vs mg: The Peptide Dosing Mistake to Avoid
Your vial says mg and your protocol says mcg. Here is the conversion and how to check it.
Sources
- Tang R, et al. Systematic review of cerebroprotein hydrolysate as adjunctive treatment for acute cerebral infarction. China Pharmacy(2017)20 randomised trials, 3,313 patients: better neurological and daily-living scores, no difference in death, disability or adverse reactions. The English abstract translates the name as Cerebrolysin.
- Hua R, et al. Efficacy and safety of cerebroprotein hydrolysate I combined with rehabilitation training in children with provisional intellectual developmental disorder. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat(2025)102 children under three; better fine motor and adaptive scores at 90 days; no serious adverse events. Describes Cerebrolysin as also known as cerebroprotein hydrolysate for injection.
- Cerebroprotein hydrolysate allergy in patients with traumatic brain injury. Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology(2021)Allergic reactions to a 10 ml hospital injection containing 215.2 mg per ml.
- Devi T, et al. Cerebroprotein hydrolysate induced systemic inflammatory response syndrome: a case report. Int J Pharm Pharm Sci(2017)A whole-body inflammatory reaction in a stroke patient, judged probably caused by the drug.
Last reviewed 29 September 2026
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