CORAL

Benefits of wearing Coral :

Coral is an organic gemstone ruled by the planet mars and used as an astrological remedy in Vedic Astrology. Mars is considered to be the royal warrior who is best with courage and confidence.

People with strong Mars tend to be adept at physical activities and labor-extensive jobs. Hence, wearing red coral is believed to enhance trust and give immense courage to the wearer to come out of messy or miserable circumstances quickly. Therefore, if a person is surrounded by many problems such as enemies, debts, diseases, and many other issues., red coral can provide them the courage to fight against them and come out from the situation.

Red Coral Strengthens the blood and reproductive system, improves energy, and calms emotion. Red Coral is an aphrodisiac, particularly for males, that builds flesh and muscle, gives courage, and enhances work capacity. Mars keeps us fulfilled with encouragement, aggressiveness, and warrior qualities, which is somehow an essential trait for oneself in life to reach our goals.

Astrologically, Coral is advised to heal cough, asthma, swollen glands, hyperacidity, impotence, lung bleeding, anemia, bones, and sexual debility.

ENERGY : SLIGHTLY WARM
ELEMENTS : WATER, EARTH, FIRE
DOSHAS : Decreases Vata, Increases Kapha, and harmonises the Pitta

Characteristics and Technical information :

A coral 'group' is a colony of myriad genetically identical polyps. Each polyp is a sac-like animal typically only a few millimeters in diameter and a few centimeters in length. A series of tentacles surround a mouth opening in the middle. Secretion of an exoskeleton may be found close to the base. Because of this, the colony can produce a giant skeleton that is typical to the species over several generations. Individual heads grow by asexual reproduction of polyps.

Corals also breed sexually by spawning: polyps of the same species release gametes simultaneously over one to several nights around a full moon. The Persian polymath Al-Biruni (d. 1048) classified sponges and corals as animals, arguing that they respond to touch.

Refractive Index : 1.48-1.65
Hardness : 3-4 on Moh scale
Specific gravity : 2.68