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What are the benefits of amber?

Amber

Amber is a fossil of a tree called a resin or a tree that has been buried under the earth, and has undergone chemical changes and loss of many elements. The stone of amber or so-called amber stone in the form of nodules irregular or bars or in the form of drops, The color of yellow is orange and brown, and there is a rare red color, in addition to white milky, which is called bone amber. The reason for the turbidity of amber is the presence of many small air bubbles and minute, Amber is characterized by the presence of hundreds of insects and plants fossil In the form of impurities inside, and uses amber colored transparent as the raw material for the manufacture of jewelry, amber and there all over the world, and commonly found along the shores of the Baltic Sea.

Amber in ancient times

Amber was a valuable commodity since antiquity. It was found before 11,000 BC in archaeological sites in England. It was believed that amber had magic healing abilities and was used for the manufacture of varnish since 250 BC. The importance of incense itself, and amber trading among traders around the world, where scientists can determine the geographical source of the amphibious and draw conclusions about the methods of early trade by determining the type of amber used in ancient artifacts.

Before 600 BC, Greek philosopher Thales rubbed amber with silk, attracting dust and feathers. This static electricity is believed to be a unique feature of the amber until the sixteenth century, when the English scholar William Gilbert proved to be the epitome of many materials Which was called electrification, and Greek electron relative to amber. In the western half of the globe, the Aztecs and the Mayan people carved amber and burned it as incense, in addition to the Indians of the Taine on the island of Hispaniola gave amber to the traveler Christopher Columbus, T Technical in 1712, where the construction of a dining room full of paintings made of amber the first king of Frederick in the State of Prussia, and in the nineteenth century, Amber got a new significance when German scientists began to study the fossils contained therein.

The most prominent types of amber

  • Baltic Amber: It is an undetermined dormitory of color or shape created in the Baltic region and is used in the manufacture of high quality jewelry as well as artistic creations.
  • Real amber: A term that includes the natural Baltic and the compact amber, both of which contain no additives and the percentage of amber is 100%.
  • Compact Amber: It is a dormitory made of small pieces and small stones melted together under high pressure, difficult to separate from the Baltic, but usually regular.
  • Ambrosia: It is a product made up of small pieces of amber within plastic, and the plastic is colored.
  • Cobal: It is a young dormitory located in and around the Dominican Republic, a product of a variety of trees. This type of amber contains a larger quantity of insects than the Baltic, which has a high value but is very different from that of the Baltic, , Because its origin of different types of trees.
  • Amber Imitation: It is a non-original and imitation chamber made of plastic and stained glass and is due to its modern resin trees.
  • Amber Green: This type of amber is very popular among people, and its price is often based on the depth of its green color. Dark green, for example, is larger than the price of amber between yellow and green, and green amber is not found naturally. Amber Amber, in ancient times people thought that this color of amber brings good luck and immortality.
  • Amber red or Cherry Amber: It is a sperm produced by exposing the amber to very high temperatures. Its natural color is only 2-3%. This type of amber was worn by rich people only and was very difficult to find. Today, it is available with ease and cost.
  • Amber Blue: This type of amber is rare, which makes it very expensive. The blue amber is 0.2%. Amber is characterized by its color being exposed to correct lighting and in the right way. Otherwise it will look as if it is brown or yellow. Contains fluorescent material, which can turn to very bright blue when exposed Amber fluorescent light, and the presence of this type in the Dominican Republic, and rare in the Baltic region, but in ancient times people believed that this type of amber helps to control the The air and fire spirits Water, as well as obtain the graces of the gods.
  • Black amber: 15% of the natural amber species are produced by mixing the resin tree with soil, debris and other impurities. When black amber is placed against light, it will appear to be a non-black color, such as brown or red, so some people claim there is no black amber.
  • Amber Amber: Which is the most common and the proportion of other types of amber is 70%, and is abundant in the Baltic Sea, and is of great importance; because of its high quality, and depends the degree of yellow amber color on the number of gas bubbles in it, the more the number of these bubbles the color of amber Yellow became more open.

Benefits of Amber

The benefits of amber vary, notably:

  • It is used to reduce the pain of teething in children as well as to reduce the erosion caused by teething, because the amber contains the acid of the toxin responsible for most of the benefits teething, and the benefits of amber for the teeth of children Amber was known before the Second World War, the children were given in Germany and some Other countries have amber beads for wearing, and in countries such as Lithuania, children’s teeth have been massaged in amber to reduce the pain associated with tooth decay. To this day, necklaces made of amber are popular among parents who want a natural solution for baby teeth.
  • Fleas, ticks and other parasites are removed from the animal’s hair by placing an amber collar on the animal. The skin of the animal lifts the temperature of the amber. The smell of the parasites and fleas is very unpleasant, making the amber necklaces very popular among pet owners such as cats and dogs.
  • The resin-made amber oil has therapeutic properties when rubbed or rubbed with skin. It fights aging, renews skin, and treats skin burns and bruises.
  • Amber powder works on treating small blood vessels and thyroid disease, and improves hair health.

How to differentiate between real and fake amber?

There are many tests and methods that can be done to find out if the amber stone purchased is real or fake, and these are some of the most common ways to differentiate between real and fake amber.

Visual test

The real amber beads are unique and contain impurities and defects, such as small cracks or small air bubbles. In addition, the amber varies in size and shape and is not always round, and when touched, it is slightly warm, and vice versa.

Saltwater Test

  • Ingredients: 7 teaspoons of salt, a medium sized cup of water.
  • Method: Mix the ingredients with each other well until the salt completely dissolves with water, then add the amber stones to the solution, the real stone will float on the surface of the water, and the fake sperm will sink into the water, it is worth mentioning that this test more effective for amber beads, On metals other than amber.

Hot needle test

  • Ingredients: needle.
  • Method: The needle is heated and inserted into the amber stone. If the needle is partially inserted and the marks are left behind, the stone becomes a real stone. If the needle is inserted easily and produces a smell like plastic or pine from the stone, the stone is fake. Traces and small marks caused by its heat.

Scratch Test

This test is recommended for inexpensive amber stones, because scratching can damage stone or beads. This test is very simple. If beads can be scratched easily with any metal, amber is real. If beads can not be scratched, it is fake.

The whale and its benefits

There is a different type called the whale, which is a waxy substance and is considered a kind of perfume, and called this name because it is extracted from the belly of one of the types of whales, which is called the whale of the amber, and is used as a substance for the most luxurious perfume, There are white, yellow, blue, black, gray and mixed, but the best is the most colorful color, and comes after the blue and the lowest quality is black, and the whale has a good smell similar to the smell of musk, and the advantage of its uses and benefits, including:

  • It acts as an antibacterial, treating many skin diseases caused by bacterial infections in the body’s external and internal areas, such as the urethra, urinary bladder, kidneys and foot, as well as its contribution to the treatment of diseases such as cholera, food poisoning and tetanus.
  • It acts as an antifungal agent and bacteria, relieves fungal infections within the body and skin, such as food poisoning, psoriasis, itching, skin spots and other deformities.
  • It acts as a deodorant, it is gentle on the brain and nose and is not annoying, calms the nerves, gives a feeling of comfort, and is effective for removing sweat.
  • Treating constipation and other digestive disorders, it acts as a gentle laxative for the stomach.
  • It works painkiller infections occurring in the organs of the body, including digestive and nervous system infections, and calms nerve pain, convulsions, relieves depression, stress and anxiety, and anger, as well as to get rid of palpitations abnormal heart, and get rid of insomnia. It helps to relax and sleep quietly .
  • Stimulates the uterus and ovaries to secrete estrogen and progesterone essential to promote reproductive health.
  • Treatment for other diseases such as fever, hemorrhoids, varicose veins, angina pectoris, allergies, helps heal wounds, regenerate cells and stimulate the secretion of enzymes and hormones.