Amber: Birthstone and its healing properties

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Amber - a stone of health, happiness and sun, the amulet of love that can attract the attention of the owner of Gem loved ones and friends.The mysterious ability of amber to attract pieces of paper, papyrus and other small items to the stone caused heightened interest and fueled mystical fictions.

This gem, according to legend, protects from harm, promotes hunting, especially in amulets in the form of carved amber pieces.The Greeks gift amber meant a wish of happiness.

Amber has been proclaimed by panacea since ancient times;as the medical experts especially prized white amber.It was believed that virtually no such illnesses, from which this gem could not heal or at least alleviate the suffering.He allegedly cures myopia and cataract, heart diseases, angina and other diseases of the throat, stops vomiting and hemoptysis, expels stones from the kidney and liver, and promotes urination.For example, Martin Luther constantly carried in his pocket a piece of amber, in order to prevent the formation of kidney stones.Amber strengthened the gastrointestinal tract, and drunk in the form of powder with water treating stomach ulcers, pounded with pink butter or honey help in diseases of the eye and ear, treating cracks on feet.With amber supposedly can detect poison: in the glass appears iridescent shimmer sparks accompanied by crackling flames.

Amber was used for fainting (amber oil with ammonia), against dizziness and bleeding, festering and swelling, bloody diarrhea, ulcers and hemorrhoids, severe cough and tuberculosis, seizures, hysteria, hypochondria, treated and warned a number of women, skin and coldsdiseases, strengthen the loosened teeth.It was believed that amber saves from dementia and suffocation, fever and jaundice helps with deafness and the wrong metabolism, poisoning and diseases of the joints, cramps, whooping cough and colic in children.

At the same time, it gives beauty and longevity to the owner.If a pregnant woman is wearing the amber and the best in the necklace, then safely continue the pregnancy and the fetus, it is guaranteed successful and easy delivery.Amber property attributed to comfort people, improving their state of mind, to mitigate adverse effects of weather on human rights.

piece of raw amber and put under the pillow at the head, cure insomnia, delirium, and if you put it on his chest sleeping wife ... she confesses all his bad deeds.

, This gem has always supported the optimism, the desire of its owner to make the right choices in friendship and love, intuition and enhances its potency, particularly conducive to creativity.Low grades of amber were used in religious ceremonies, as it is well lit and exudes a pleasant smoke - incense.Smoke burning amber fumigated last newlyweds and newborns for happiness and sick horses.It is noticed that this smoke disappear asthma and coughing and annoying flies in the temple did not fly, the corpse in the church longer does not decompose.Amber was used in ancient times for embalming corpses.In ancient times it was believed that amber attracts insects, so kill them.


Amber always was considered among different peoples antidemonic amulet.There was a belief that, hidden in the folds of baby clothes amber beads, it is possible to counteract the magic and evil forces.In Scotland they believed that witches and evil spirits distilled amber beads strung on a red thread.

In the old days in the homes of the rich Russian and Polish nannies and caretakers of Mother-to-be sure to put on the neck of heavy amber necklace.It was believed that it not only gives the skin a matte appearance and cleanliness of the child, but to protect him "the evil eye" and evil spirits, do not miss anything wrong from the nurse to the child and brings him strength and health.

Amber in the East have long been used as an ornament for the bride, and in Russia amber beads worn on the bride before the crown.It was assumed that amber helps to make a young family happy, so the amber jewelry were indispensable in the toilet brides.

Here's a he a wonderful and optimistic stone - amber!

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