According Sonkar, they have produced pearls of four different species of pearl oysters. "The availability of bio zinc in pearl can be used to help to treat some diseases."
For scientific analysis, scientists have sent samples of pearl powder to the Indian Council of Agricultural Research at the Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, which states same thing if the pearl does contain all the metals and minerals.
FROM the results of research conducted in the Pearl Aquaculture Research Foundation, Port Blair, India said that the pearls are produced through a special culture techniques are believed to contain traces of some metals and minerals that are known to have health benefits.
"We have been producing pearls in a controlled environment in the laboratory in aseptic conditions. Pearls are found to contain trace metals and minerals such as zinc, copper, magnesium, iron, calcium sodium, and potassium," said Ajai Kumar Sonkar, chairman of the study .
He continued, pearl contains nutrients essential for bodily functions such as metabolism, growth, or the immune system. this is an essential nutrient, and zinc or zinc are found to play a major role in preventing cancer, Sonkar up.
In line with research conducted Sonkar, a study published in the British Journal of Cancer says, zinc acts as an antitumor, functions that can prevent cancer cell growth.
Zinc deficiency in the body cause delayed wound healing. Also found its role in weight loss, help reduce the severity and duration of illness such as flu and others.
