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Posted Thu Jan 29, 2009 2:53 pm...
Celebrating Chinese New Year: The Mystery of Pearls
In tune with emotions, water, and women, especially pregnant women,
pearls are a symbol of pure heart and mind; innocence and faith.
Because it is from the sea, it has watery and lunar elements,
therefore it is used for balancing emotions, especially for water
signs. Absorbing by nature, this mineral absorbs thoughts and
emotions and because of this, must be used with caution. If you feel
excessively negative while wearing a pearl, it will hold that energy
until it is cleansed. Remember, Pearl is the result of layer upon
layer of substance produced to combat irritation. Pearl can cool and
soothe. It is very nurturing. If using pearls in conjunction with
other gemstones, consider Diamonds to amplify and purify, or Emeralds
to bring negative energy out and disperse it. Recommended for
occupations as varied as artists, chiropractors, and farmers. Pearl
is a cold and independent mineral, which is used, ironically at the
Heart, Solar Plexus and Sacral/Spleen Chakra, to stimulate the heart,
liver and emotional issues, digestion, immunity weakness and
emotional stress. Pearls are mentally stabilizing, generate beautiful
skin and clear toxins. Divers wear pearls for shark protection.
Black: pearls are used for stability, protection and grounding.
Gold: pearls are used for prosperity, ethereal connections and aura
cleansing.
Pink: Works especially with the Heart Chakra.
White and cream: pearls represent purity, spiritual balance and can
be used to engage the Crown Chakra, (as well as the other Chakra
listed above.)
Folk Remedies: Pearl is a very special "herbal substance" used in
Traditional Chinese Medicine since ancient times. Chinese medical
texts credit pearl with the ability to relieve uneasiness of the
heart and mind, to benefit reproduction, to relieve "wandering
arthritis," to relieve internal fever, to clear sputum, to remove
visual obstacles and improve eyesight, to promote muscle development
and to invigorate blood circulation. Powdered Pearl is used as a Shen
tonic to stabilize the emotions, resolves fright, ease frustration
and anger, brighten the eyes and help regenerate tissue. Pearls can
relieve uneasiness, nervousness, anxiety and tension. Pearls promotes
sound sleep, prevents nerve-disorders and nerve weakness, and are
commonly used to prevent or overcome fatigue. Pearls are also used as
a major beauty tonic, because it is believed that oral consumption of
Pearl powder results in lustrous, pure, beautiful skin. Pearls are in
the medical arsenal of every acupuncturist and herbalist, even today.
Other common names for pearl include Mother of Pearl. Its
pharmaceutical latin name is "Margarita" and the Pinyin name is Zhen
Zhu. Pearl is not just a mineral. It contains dozens of amino acid
(eight of the amino acids are "essential," in other words, cannot be
produced in the body but are required for health), and dozens of
minerals, including: calcium, magnesium zinc, iron, strontium,
copper, selenium, silicon, titanium. Pearl contains calcium
carbonate, magnesium carbonate, calcium phosphate, ferric oxide,
silica. Various components in pearl participate in DNA and RNA
metabolic activities, and thus can promote and accelerate cell
renewal. Mucopolysaccharides in Margarita have been shown to prevent
wrinkling and to increase libido and sexual potency in humans.
As a beauty tonic pearl powder is used topically in skin creams to
purify the skin. The best pearls, for herbal purposes, are sea water
pearls that come from cold northern waters. The smaller the pearls,
the more powerful their effect. The components in pearl powder help
heal blemishes and maintain the health of the skin by participating
in the metabolic activities of the skin. Pearls promote the
regeneration of new cells and makes the skin smooth, fine, elastic
and naturally beautiful. High quality pearl powder can promote the
activities of the important natural antioxidant enzyme, SOD, and can
help prevent the development of melanin, which causes freckles and
dark patches on the skin. It can help prevent the skin from becoming
old looking, wrinkled and sagging. This is partly due to its
stimulation of SOD activity and partly due to other capacities and
nutrients. Consistent use of pearl powder can eliminate blemishes
such as colored spots and even pimples and boils. Constant use can
help assure that the skin will age much more slowly and that it will
not be easily harmed by either time or the elements. Pearl is one of
the great secrets of the most beautiful women of the Orient.
As a tonic simply place a little of the pearl powder on your tongue
and swallow with a drink. If you buy hydrolyzed pearl powder,
consuming between 500 mg. (1/2 gram) and 1 gram per day is usually
sufficient to achieve the best results. Be consistent and the results
will amaze you.
Pearl is extremely safe. Safety studies on hydrolyzed pearl have
shown it to be absolutely harmless. It can be taken by anybody for
the course of a lifetime without side effects.
Feng Shui: Pearls are used in the Northeast for self cultivation, in
the North area for personal journeys and also when a stone is needed
for the water element.
History: Basically there are two types of pearls: natural and
cultivated. Natural pearls are much more expensive and are considered
to be superior to cultivated pearls for both external, cosmetic use,
and for internal, nutritional use. The natural pearls used in
herbalism are very small. The smaller the pearl, the more potent and
effective the pearl is as an herb. Some pearls are not much larger
than a grain of salt. These very small pearls, which are softer, can
be easily crushed and ground into very fine powder which can be
absorbed with relatively high efficiency by the digestive tract.
Natural pearls have more magnesium carbonate than cultured pearls.
Cultivated pearls are not considered to be of the same herbal quality
as natural pearls. They tend to be large and difficult to grind into
fine powder. However, over the last decade a new technology has been
developed in China whereby the cultivated pearls are "hydrolyzed."
Through modern advanced biochemical technology, pearl can now be made
virtually totally water soluble. Cultured pearls have more calcium
carbonate than natural pearls.
Hydrolyzed pearl powder, which is pearl that has been broken down for
easy and complete absorption, has been shown in China to help the
growth of children's teeth and bones and to improve children's
intelligence. Hydrolyzed pearl has also been shown to be beneficial
for habitual constipation, acting quickly, gently and effectively.
Studies indicate that hydrolyzed pearl can lower blood pressure,
increase endurance, and can prevent osteoporosis and various
cardiovascular diseases. Recent studies indicate that hydrolyzed
pearl is effective in healing inflammation of the uterus. The
solubility rate of this hydrolyzed pearl is 98%, and of this, studies
have shown that 95% is absorbed into the blood stream through the
digestive tract. This ability to absorb is approximately four times
the bio-availability of normal ground pearl, and double that of the
finest ground natural pearl. This increased bio-availability and the
enormous reduction in cost makes the hydrolyzed pearl an
extraordinary value.
Andrew Pacholyk, MS, L.Ac.
http://www.peacefulmind.com/proacumed.htm
Therapies for healing
mind, body, spirit
In tune with emotions, water, and women, especially pregnant women,
pearls are a symbol of pure heart and mind; innocence and faith.
Because it is from the sea, it has watery and lunar elements,
therefore it is used for balancing emotions, especially for water
signs. Absorbing by nature, this mineral absorbs thoughts and
emotions and because of this, must be used with caution. If you feel
excessively negative while wearing a pearl, it will hold that energy
until it is cleansed. Remember, Pearl is the result of layer upon
layer of substance produced to combat irritation. Pearl can cool and
soothe. It is very nurturing. If using pearls in conjunction with
other gemstones, consider Diamonds to amplify and purify, or Emeralds
to bring negative energy out and disperse it. Recommended for
occupations as varied as artists, chiropractors, and farmers. Pearl
is a cold and independent mineral, which is used, ironically at the
Heart, Solar Plexus and Sacral/Spleen Chakra, to stimulate the heart,
liver and emotional issues, digestion, immunity weakness and
emotional stress. Pearls are mentally stabilizing, generate beautiful
skin and clear toxins. Divers wear pearls for shark protection.
Black: pearls are used for stability, protection and grounding.
Gold: pearls are used for prosperity, ethereal connections and aura
cleansing.
Pink: Works especially with the Heart Chakra.
White and cream: pearls represent purity, spiritual balance and can
be used to engage the Crown Chakra, (as well as the other Chakra
listed above.)
Folk Remedies: Pearl is a very special "herbal substance" used in
Traditional Chinese Medicine since ancient times. Chinese medical
texts credit pearl with the ability to relieve uneasiness of the
heart and mind, to benefit reproduction, to relieve "wandering
arthritis," to relieve internal fever, to clear sputum, to remove
visual obstacles and improve eyesight, to promote muscle development
and to invigorate blood circulation. Powdered Pearl is used as a Shen
tonic to stabilize the emotions, resolves fright, ease frustration
and anger, brighten the eyes and help regenerate tissue. Pearls can
relieve uneasiness, nervousness, anxiety and tension. Pearls promotes
sound sleep, prevents nerve-disorders and nerve weakness, and are
commonly used to prevent or overcome fatigue. Pearls are also used as
a major beauty tonic, because it is believed that oral consumption of
Pearl powder results in lustrous, pure, beautiful skin. Pearls are in
the medical arsenal of every acupuncturist and herbalist, even today.
Other common names for pearl include Mother of Pearl. Its
pharmaceutical latin name is "Margarita" and the Pinyin name is Zhen
Zhu. Pearl is not just a mineral. It contains dozens of amino acid
(eight of the amino acids are "essential," in other words, cannot be
produced in the body but are required for health), and dozens of
minerals, including: calcium, magnesium zinc, iron, strontium,
copper, selenium, silicon, titanium. Pearl contains calcium
carbonate, magnesium carbonate, calcium phosphate, ferric oxide,
silica. Various components in pearl participate in DNA and RNA
metabolic activities, and thus can promote and accelerate cell
renewal. Mucopolysaccharides in Margarita have been shown to prevent
wrinkling and to increase libido and sexual potency in humans.
As a beauty tonic pearl powder is used topically in skin creams to
purify the skin. The best pearls, for herbal purposes, are sea water
pearls that come from cold northern waters. The smaller the pearls,
the more powerful their effect. The components in pearl powder help
heal blemishes and maintain the health of the skin by participating
in the metabolic activities of the skin. Pearls promote the
regeneration of new cells and makes the skin smooth, fine, elastic
and naturally beautiful. High quality pearl powder can promote the
activities of the important natural antioxidant enzyme, SOD, and can
help prevent the development of melanin, which causes freckles and
dark patches on the skin. It can help prevent the skin from becoming
old looking, wrinkled and sagging. This is partly due to its
stimulation of SOD activity and partly due to other capacities and
nutrients. Consistent use of pearl powder can eliminate blemishes
such as colored spots and even pimples and boils. Constant use can
help assure that the skin will age much more slowly and that it will
not be easily harmed by either time or the elements. Pearl is one of
the great secrets of the most beautiful women of the Orient.
As a tonic simply place a little of the pearl powder on your tongue
and swallow with a drink. If you buy hydrolyzed pearl powder,
consuming between 500 mg. (1/2 gram) and 1 gram per day is usually
sufficient to achieve the best results. Be consistent and the results
will amaze you.
Pearl is extremely safe. Safety studies on hydrolyzed pearl have
shown it to be absolutely harmless. It can be taken by anybody for
the course of a lifetime without side effects.
Feng Shui: Pearls are used in the Northeast for self cultivation, in
the North area for personal journeys and also when a stone is needed
for the water element.
History: Basically there are two types of pearls: natural and
cultivated. Natural pearls are much more expensive and are considered
to be superior to cultivated pearls for both external, cosmetic use,
and for internal, nutritional use. The natural pearls used in
herbalism are very small. The smaller the pearl, the more potent and
effective the pearl is as an herb. Some pearls are not much larger
than a grain of salt. These very small pearls, which are softer, can
be easily crushed and ground into very fine powder which can be
absorbed with relatively high efficiency by the digestive tract.
Natural pearls have more magnesium carbonate than cultured pearls.
Cultivated pearls are not considered to be of the same herbal quality
as natural pearls. They tend to be large and difficult to grind into
fine powder. However, over the last decade a new technology has been
developed in China whereby the cultivated pearls are "hydrolyzed."
Through modern advanced biochemical technology, pearl can now be made
virtually totally water soluble. Cultured pearls have more calcium
carbonate than natural pearls.
Hydrolyzed pearl powder, which is pearl that has been broken down for
easy and complete absorption, has been shown in China to help the
growth of children's teeth and bones and to improve children's
intelligence. Hydrolyzed pearl has also been shown to be beneficial
for habitual constipation, acting quickly, gently and effectively.
Studies indicate that hydrolyzed pearl can lower blood pressure,
increase endurance, and can prevent osteoporosis and various
cardiovascular diseases. Recent studies indicate that hydrolyzed
pearl is effective in healing inflammation of the uterus. The
solubility rate of this hydrolyzed pearl is 98%, and of this, studies
have shown that 95% is absorbed into the blood stream through the
digestive tract. This ability to absorb is approximately four times
the bio-availability of normal ground pearl, and double that of the
finest ground natural pearl. This increased bio-availability and the
enormous reduction in cost makes the hydrolyzed pearl an
extraordinary value.
Andrew Pacholyk, MS, L.Ac.
http://www.peacefulmind.com/proacumed.htm
Therapies for healing
mind, body, spirit
If you cant explain it simply, you dont understand it well enough.-- Albert Einstein
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