PEARL

Benefits of wearing Pearl :
Pearl is an organic stone used to remedy the weak Moon in Vedic Astrology. Wearing a pearl gemstone enhances self-confidence. Those who are struggling with mental stress should wear pearl gemstones. Pearl gemstone is considered highly beneficial in the pain of mental peace. Moon mirrors the human mind. Pearl is not only a piece gem, but it is a reliable storehouse of positive feelings and goodwill.

Pearl is good for promoting body fluids and blood and nourishing the body tissues and nerves. Its energy strengthens the female reproductive system, improves fertility, and calms emotions. Moreover, it plays a prominent role in uniting its carrier with spirituality—Moon Rules the Cancer sign or cancer ascendant. It is usually set in silver and worn on the ring finger or little finger.

Pearl Ash (Mukta Bhasma) is said to be the tonic, alternative sedative, nervine and antacid. Pearl Ash is used for hyperacidity, ulcers, epistaxis, hemoptysis, liver and kidney ailments, nerve excitability, and hysteria and is as good as a general tonic for females and infants.

ENERGY : SLIGHTLY COLD
ELEMENTS : Water, Earth, and Ether.
DOSHAS : Increases Kapha and decreases Pitta and Vata.

Characteristics and Technical information :
Natural pearls are nearly 100% calcium carbonate and conchiolin. Natural pearls are believed to form under a series of accidental conditions when a microscopic intruder or parasite enters a bivalve mollusk and settles inside the shell.
The mollusk, irritated by the intruder, forms a pearl sac of external mantle tissue cells and secretes the calcium carbonate and conchiolin to cover the irritant. This secretion process is repeated many times, thus producing a pearl. Natural pearls come in many shapes, with perfectly round ones comparatively rare.

A pearl is a hard glistening object produced within the soft tissue of a living shelled mollusk or another animal, such as a Conulariida. Just like the shell of a mollusk, a pearl is composed of calcium carbonate in minute crystalline form, which has been deposited in concentric layers.

The ideal pearl is perfectly round and smooth, but many other shapes, known as baroque pearls, can occur. The finest quality natural pearls have had high value as gemstones and objects of beauty for many centuries. Because of this, the pearl has become a metaphor for something rare, fine, admirable, and valuable. The most valuable pearls occur spontaneously in the wild but are extremely rare. PUSHYARKA maintains sufficient stock of natural and x-ray-tested pearls.

Refractive index : 1.530 – 1.685.
Hardness : 3.5 – 4. On Mohs scale
Specific gravity is 2.65-2.85

More Information:
Today, cultivated or farmed pearls from pearl oysters and freshwater mussels make up most of those currently sold. Still, these are not considered Astrology or Ayurveda Grade, as culturing the pearl includes harsh chemical treatment. Previously, natural pearls were found in many parts of the world. Present-day natural pearling is confined mostly to seas off Bahrain. Australia also has one of the world's last remaining fleets of pearl diving ships.
Australian pearl divers dive for south sea pearl oysters to be used in the cultured south sea pearl industry. The catch of pearl oysters is similar to the number of oysters taken during the natural pearl days. Hence significant numbers of natural pearls are still found in the Australian Indian Ocean waters from wild oysters. An X-ray examination is required to verify natural pearls found today positively.