珍珠

珍珠在中國已有長達二千多年的歷史,自古以來珍珠的美顏及藥用價值備受肯定。三國時的醫書《名醫別錄》、梁代的《本草經集》、唐代的《海藥本草》、宋代的《開寶本草》、明代的《本草綱目》、清代的《雷公藥性賦》等19種醫藥古籍,都對珍珠的療效有明確的記載。

明代李時珍更加重視珍珠的藥理作用,認為珍珠的藥效不止於美膚美白,因而在《本草綱目》中特別寫道: 珍珠味咸甘寒無毒,鎮心點目;珍珠塗面,令人潤澤好顏色。塗手足,去皮膚逆臚;墜痰,除面斑,止瀉;除小兒驚熱,安魂魄;止遺精白濁,解痘療毒令光澤潔白等。

中國 、日本及埃及等國家,很早就將珍珠粉納入醫食之中,而早在西元前數千年,珍珠粉也已被美索不達米亞和印度等地域廣泛採用。在波斯,珍珠粉被當成治療消化不良和瘧疾的良方妙藥。在印度,珍珠粉成為退燒解熱、眼疾的特效藥。在歐洲,從第九世紀初,將珍珠粉投入醫療之列,用它來治療萬病。

隨著科學技術的發展及加工方法日益精進,其中的有效成分,也被更精確的研究與分析。根據現代藥理臨床上的研究,珍珠粉內含有18種對人體有益的氨基酸,15種微量元素,以及豐富的生物活性鈣,具有養生美容、抗衰老、調節內分泌、改善貧血、增進腸胃功能、補充鈣質、促進新陳代謝、安眠、促進子宮收縮、調節神經系統、增強體質等等多重的功效。

Pearl Powder

Pearl in China has a history of over 2000 years, and since ancient times, it has been affirmed that pearl has exceptional beauty effects as well as medicinal properties. Moreover, numerous ancient medicinal books from the Three Kingdom era such as “Materia Medica” have a clear record of the efficacy of pearls.

Li Shi-Zhen from the Ming dynasty who focused more on the pharmacological effects of pearl suggested that pearl’s efficacy is more than mere beauty whitening,

In early times, China, Japan, Egypt and other countries have already been using pearl powder as a medical food, and it has been widely used in Mesopotamia and India as early as 1000 years ago. In Persia, pearl powder is considered a panacea due to its effectiveness in treating malaria and indigestion problems. In India, pearl powder has become a cure for fever and eye diseases. In Europe, pearl powder was medically listed for curing a wide range of diseases since the 9th century.

With the development of science and technology, as well as increasingly sophisticated processing methods, active ingredients in pearl powder can now be more accurately examined and analyzed.   According to many modern clinical pharmacological researches, pearl powder contains 18 types of beneficial amino acids, 15 types of trace elements, and rich amounts of bioactive calcium, which helps with skin beauty, anti-aging, endocrine regulation, improving anemia, improving gastrointestinal functions, replenishing calcium, promote metabolism, improve sleep patterns, promote uterine contraction, regulate nervous system, enhance physical fitness, and many more.

This article is for academic purposes only and should not be construed as a functional claim or referral to any branded product and to the diagnosis and treatment of any disease.

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