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pearls are popular again.

recently, many hosts in live broadcast rooms have brought goods such as "blind box pearls".

in the live broadcast room, the shop owner took out a triangular fan clam, cut it open with a knife, and squeezed out big round pearls from the clam meat, attracting many netizens to stop.

pearl jewelry has also recently become a hot topic due to a post by a netizen.

the netizen said that she wanted to take care of her spleen and stomach deficiency, liver fire and shoulder and neck pain during the summer. after coming to the hospital, the doctor gave her unexpected advice: go home and wear pearl jewelry, and keep wearing it to cure these diseases.

in the netizen’s narration, the doctor further stated that the pearls of the heart and liver meridians are a very gentle maternal force, which can have different effects when worn in different positions such as the neck, ears, wrists and fingers.

can wearing pearl jewelry really "cure diseases"? a reporter from xiaoxiang morning news searched for relevant keywords and found that there are many similar articles posted on the internet, and the articles are basically attributed to pearl jewelry brands or processing factories.

in response to this statement, liu yong, deputy chief physician of the department of traditional chinese medicine classics at changsha hospital of traditional chinese medicine (changsha no. 8 hospital), expressed his opinion.

pearl is an ancient organic gemstone and a precious traditional chinese medicine. it has been used as a precious medicinal material in my country for more than 2,000 years. the famous angong niuhuang pills contain pearls in its formula.

more than ten ancient medical books from past dynasties, including "ming yi bie lu" of the han and three kingdoms period, "compendium of materia medica" by tao hongjing of the liang dynasty, "haiyao bencao" of the tang dynasty, "kaibao bencao" of the song dynasty, and "compendium of materia medica" of the ming dynasty, have clear records of the medicinal effects of pearls to varying degrees.

modern medical research also shows that pearls are mostly inorganic substances, mainly containing calcium carbonate, so pearls can be used as a natural calcium supplement.

"from a medical point of view, pearls can indeed be used as medicine, and they have the effects of improving eyesight, whitening skin, and calming the nerves. but it is nonsense to say that wearing pearl jewelry can achieve certain effects." liu yong believes that the post is most likely an advertisement for selling pearl jewelry. "according to what is said in the post, wouldn't it be more effective for people to just live in clam shells?"

liu yong introduced that, generally speaking, pearls are used as medicine in the form of grinding into powder or pills, which can be applied or swallowed. "almost all pearls on the market can be used as medicine, but the quality of the pearls used as medicine is generally poor. in traditional chinese medicine, pearls are not particularly expensive."

pearls are good, but you need to be careful when using them:

1. "haiyao bencao": "pearls used as medicine must be ground into powder for a long time before they can be taken. if they are not ground finely, they will hurt the internal organs."

2. "baoqing materia medica zhezhong" says: "pregnant women should not take it."

3. "ben cao jing shu" says: "do not use if the disease is not caused by heat."

xiaoxiang morning news reporter mei mei

(source: xiaoxiang morning news)

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