Medicinal Value of Mother of Pearl

Speaking of mother-of-pearl, many people's first reaction is pearl. In essence, the two are completely different, but there is a certain subtle relationship. The bright surface of pearls is made of mother-of-pearl. The function of mother of pearl is not just that, it also has great medicinal value and has a good effect on improving symptoms such as headaches and insomnia. Let us learn about the medicinal value of mother of pearl.

Pharmacological action:

When the pearl layer powder of the pearl oyster of Pearl oyster was given to rabbits, the calcium ion concentration in the blood was almost the same as that after giving calcium carbonate. Its 30% sulfuric acid hydrolysis product contains amino acids such as leucine, methionine, alanine, glycine, glutamic acid, and aspartic acid. It has no effect on the rabbit's ear shell blood vessels and blood pressure, but can increase the heartbeat amplitude of isolated toads, reduce the tension of isolated rabbit intestines, and has a short-term diuretic effect on rabbits. The 4N hydrochloric acid extract of nacre can inhibit the contraction of isolated guinea pig small intestine by histamine. Its ether extract can inhibit the contraction of the intestine caused by histamine, preventing histamine-induced shock and death in guinea pigs; although it cannot prevent anaphylactic shock in guinea pigs sensitized to horse serum, it tends to inhibit organ allergies, such as the contraction of the isolated intestine and uterus of guinea pigs. Pearl shell powder has an inhibitory effect on mouse sarcoma-180.

The 30% sulfuric acid hydrolyzate of nacre can increase the beating amplitude of the toad's isolated heart, reduce the tension of the rabbit's isolated intestine, and have a short-term diuretic effect on rabbits. The ether extract of the acid hydrolyzate (calcium removed) can counteract the intestinal contraction caused by histamine and protect guinea pigs from shock caused by histamine. It also has a pressor effect. Taurine in the pearl layer, pearl hydrolyzate, whole organ (including meat), and sperm and egg fluid extract of the pearl oyster Martensii was injected intraperitoneally at 0.5 ml/mouse, and bleeding was measured by the tail-snipping method. It can shorten the bleeding time of mice, and it is 51.4% shorter than oxytocin; 0.75 ml/kg was injected intravenously, which significantly enhanced the contraction of the rabbit's uterus in vivo, and the duration lasted for more than 30 minutes, which is longer than that of vasopressin; 94.1 ml/kg was injected intraperitoneally, which significantly inhibited the spontaneous activity of mice.

Family classification: Mylidae. Indications: Headache and dizziness; palpitations and insomnia; epilepsy; red eyes due to liver heat; cataract covering the eyes. Harvesting and Storage: Can be harvested all year round. After taking out the shells, remove the flesh and soil, wash them, boil them in alkaline water, then soak them in fresh water, take them out, scrape off the outer black skin, and dry them in the sun or oven.

I believe that everyone has a general understanding of the medicinal value of mother of pearl. In addition to its medicinal value, mother of pearl also has therapeutic effects. If you experience symptoms such as long-term insomnia and female hemorrhage, you can take a decoction of less than one or two grams of mother of pearl, which has a significant effect. If you want to buy mother of pearl, you must go to a regular pharmacy to avoid being cheated.