Natural Raw/Unpolished Cognac Baltic Amber Necklace with Screw Clasp, Genuine Baltic Amber, Certified Amber, Maximum Pain Relief, 17.5'' Inches

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Description: Length of necklace is 17,5 inches Beads size 6-9 millimeters THE STORY STARTS Since the oldest times word amber had only one meaning - the Baltic amber. However the processes that influenced the formation of amber have left their traces in different parts of the globe because they had an effect on not only resins of coniferous trees, but also on resins of leaf-bearing trees and even leguminous plants. Although 150 types of fossil resins are known in the world, these resins are not amber but its relatives. They are mostly found in Europe and America and each of them has its own name. AMBER IN MEDICINE Already famous Hippocrates (460-377 BC), father of medicine, in his works described medicinal properties and methods of application of amber that were later used by scientists until the Middle Ages. In ancient Rome was used as medicine and as a protection against different diseases. Calistratus famous physician of those times, wrote that amber protects from madness, powder of amber mixed with honey cures throat, ear and eye diseases and taken with water cures stomach illnesses. Pliny the Younger noted that Roman peasant women wore amber medallions not only as adornments, but also as a remedy for swollen glands and sore throat and palate. Persian scientist Ibn Sina (Avicenna) called amber remedy for many diseases. There was a belief in eastern countries that amber smoke strengthens human spirit and gives courage. In China amber syrup a mixture of succinct acid and opium, was used as a tranquilizer and antispasmodic.