From the perspective of Chinese medicine, amber has no medicinal properties when worn alone. However, amber can be used medicinally, and is suitable for internal use or as a powder for sprinkling or eye-dotting. It has the effects of tranquilizing the mind, dispersing blood stasis and stopping bleeding, and inducing diuresis and lymphatic flow.
Amber is made from the resin of ancient pine plants of the Pinaceae family, which is buried underground for years and transformed into amber. It is flat in nature, and its effects include tranquilizing the mind, dispersing blood stasis, stopping bleeding, inducing diuresis, removing cataracts and brightening the eyes, and can be used in the treatment of palpitations and insomnia, convulsions, epilepsy, blood stagnation and menstrual occlusion, post-partum stagnation and abdominal pain, and cataracts of the eyes, and other diseases.
Generally speaking, amber should be taken internally for medicinal purposes, or powdered and sprinkled, etc., while simply wearing amber does not have medicinal effects. It is important to note that amber should be used with caution in people with Yin deficiency and internal heat, and those without stagnation of blood. In addition, the use of Chinese herbs should be under the guidance of a doctor, and self-medication may lead to undesirable consequences.