What are the medicinal values ​​of mother of pearl?

We all know that natural pearls grow in the shells of animals such as clams. After the pearls are formed, people will knock off the edges and then take out the pearls. The knocked-off part is called mother of pearl, which also has its own uses, that is, it can be used as medicine. So, what are the medicinal values ​​of mother of pearl? Let’s take a look at what doctors think about this issue.

1. 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.

II. Function and indications

Soothes the liver, suppresses yang, calms the nerves, and stops bleeding. Treat dizziness, tinnitus, palpitations, insomnia, mania, epilepsy, hematemesis, epistaxis, and uterine bleeding in women.

Three: Growth environment

It lives in bays with relatively calm waves, on the seabed with more mud, reefs or gravel, and lives on reefs or stones with its foot threads fixed to them. It grows better in sea areas with smooth tides and richer water. It grows from near the low tide line to a depth of about 10m, and is usually more common at a depth of 5m. It feeds mainly on diatoms, and its suitable growth temperature is between 15-30℃. Its spawning period is from May to October. It grows very fast, and its shell height can generally reach about 70mm in 2 years.

Mother of pearl is a drug with very low toxicity, so basically there is no need to worry about its safety under the guidance of a doctor. However, this is only limited to natural and pure mother of pearl. Some mother of pearl sold on the market now are fake. Eating them is not only useless to the human body but can also cause certain diseases, so be careful to identify them when purchasing.