| 摘要: | 真珠是由真珠蚌科動物褶紋冠蚌 (Cristaria plicata) 及三角帆蚌(Hyriopsis cumingii)，或貝科動物馬氏真珠貝(Pteria martensii )、池蝶貝(Hyriopsis schlegelii)等雙殼類動物輭體外套膜部分細胞在結締組織內形成的真珠囊所分泌的真珠質，經過四至六年日以繼夜不斷層層包裹積累而成圓珠狀。本研究擬採文獻回顧方式，藉由中醫古醫藥典籍與現代實證性研究之資料，透過文獻的搜尋與交叉比對，從中探討真珠粉在人體各大系統的療效，及防患未然於萬病之源上的貢獻，以達到預防醫學治未病之效用。 近代科學研究揭開了真珠主要成分的奧秘包括：鈣、氨基酸、微量元素、小分子活性肽、牛磺酸、卟啉及其結合物含有金屬離子與卟啉結合生成的絡合物，稱為金屬卟啉，維生素B群及其它種族維生素，另外含有一種特殊的生命源物質―核酸，這些新發現提供給臨床實踐醫生在全面掌握真珠粉的療效上更為精準。 具有養內調外、安內攘外、諸內形外特殊功效的真珠粉，自古被認為服用後短時間內肌膚白皙潤澤光彩，這是大部分藥物所難以達到的任務，由於肌膚的明亮暗沉關乎中醫望診上所稱的氣色，臉上的氣色與體內五臟六腑對應相關，真珠粉既能讓暗沉的肌膚轉為明亮潤澤好氣色的改變，那它的功能應不只在潔白肌膚上，而是具有調養五臟六腑，然後形之於外的作用，另外潔白細嫩的肌膚是年輕的象徵，既然如此那它必然有抗衰老，延年益壽的效用，近代學者根據這些思維透過先進精密儀器的科學研究漸漸發現，真珠粉確實具有提高機體免疫力抗疲勞、抗衰老、抗發炎、抗菌、抗腫瘤、止血、止遺精、明目治眼疾、治皮膚、口腔、胃、十二指腸潰瘍；治婦女月經異常包括功能性子宮出血、不孕症、妊娠養胎、固胎安胎，幫助順利生產，預防妊娠紋，孕婦服用真珠粉則羊水特別清澈，產後胎兒皮膚白皙，降低新生兒黃疸問題，另外在治療失眠、神經衰弱、自律神經失調上具有很好的安神鎮靜催眠效果。現代人罹患率特別高的心血管疾病及骨質疏鬆症，由於鈣的缺乏造成鈣異常氾濫，致使骨鈣率不足，血管組織遭遇鈣的氾濫淤積而鈣化、硬化、老化，而真珠粉因為已被證實是人體最佳的鈣源，對解決這些疾患可以達到具體成效。
Pearls are formed inside the shells of certain mollusks such as the Pteria martensii (Dunker), Hyriopsis cumingii (Lea), Cristaria plicata (Leach) and Hyriopsis schlegelii. When the protective membrane of the mussel is damaged, the mussel creates a pearl sac to seal off the breakage. Nacre is then secreted into the sac as the mussel heals. After four to six years enough layers of nacre accumulate to form a pearl. Modern scientific research have revealed that the major components of pearls include calcium, amino acids, minerals, oligopeptides, taurine, porphyrins, metalloporphyrins, vitamin B complex, other vitamin groups and nucleic acids, which are molecules essential to life. These discoveries have enabled clinical doctors to be able to more precisely understand the curative effects of the pearl powder. The pearl powder with its nourishing, tranquilizing and enriching effect on the internal body, and beautifying effect on the external body, have long been known to make the skin fair by improving its moisturization and ruddy complexion soon after use. This is something that is hard for any known medicines to achieve. The condition of the skin is associated with the concept of “complexion” in traditional Chinese medicine and is believed to be able to mirror the condition of the person's viscera. Since the pearl powder improves the skin, it must ultimately work on the viscera and manifest its effects externally. As fair skin is also a symbol of youth, it can thus be deduced that pearl powder may also slow the aging process while prolong life. With the aid of high-precision instruments, modern researchers have discovered that pearl powder have multiple properties such as immunity-enhancing, anti-fatigue, anti-aging, anti-inflammatory, anti-bacteria, anti-tumor, hemostatic and curative to spermatorrhea, cutaneous conditions, oral ulcer, stomach ulcer, and duodenal ulcer. It should be noted that pearl powder is especially beneficial to female health, for it is able to relieve irregular menstruation, functional uterine bleeding, and infertility, prevent miscarriages and stretch marks, and facilitate eutocia. If a pregnant woman takes pearl powder, her amniotic fluid becomes very clear, and the fetus will also be fair-skinned, with reduced risk of jaundice. Pearl powder also has considerable tranquil effects, and can be used to treat diseases such as insomnia, neurasthenia, and autonomic instability. Today, cardiovascular diseases and osteoporosis have an increasingly higher morbidity due largely to insufficient intake of calcium. The lack of calcium causes bone loss, while excessive amounts of calcium in blood vessels lead to vascular calcification, sclerosis and aging. Pearl powder has been proven to be the best source of calcium for the human body by effectively moderating the levels of calcium in the body and reducing the risk of those diseases. |
