The efficacy and function of white giant clam

If you like jade or are interested in the accessories industry, then you are actually not unfamiliar with white giant clams. But for ordinary people, there are not many opportunities to come into contact with giant clams. In fact, we can now buy jewelry made of white giant clams in some places. Many people also believe that white giant clam has certain health benefits. So, what are the effects and functions of white giant clam?

Giant clams are a general term for Tridacnae, class Bivalvia, phylum Mollusca. There are two genera and ten species, which are widely distributed in tropical coral reef waters. Giant clams are unique not only because of their huge size; even more unique is that they have billions of single-celled algae (zooxanthellae) living in symbiosis with their bodies. The giant clam's water duct system and mantle have evolved into a huge membrane structure that accommodates more zooxanthellae and turns upward to receive sunlight. The zooxanthellae transfer the products of photosynthesis directly to the giant clams. Although giant clams also obtain food by filtering through their gills, most of the nutrients they need to sustain life and growth come from the photosynthetic products of zooxanthellae. In the 1980s and 1990s, Australia, the United States, the Philippines and other Pacific island countries concentrated on the cultivation of giant clams and basic research on related physiology, ecology and economics, and developed commercial aquaculture.

Origin of Giant Clam

Giant clam (chēqú), also known as Chequ, is also written as "蛼蟝" in folk culture. It is a type of large marine bivalve distributed in the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

Characteristics of Giant Clams

The shells are thick, slightly triangular, and both shells are identical. The shell surface is white and very rough, with 5 thick imbricate radial ribs and obvious growth rings, forming curved and overlapping wrinkles on the shell surface. The inside of the shell is also white, but shiny, with intercostal grooves corresponding to the radial ribs, a narrow hinge, and both shells have one primary tooth and one posterior tooth. The main teeth are short and the posterior teeth are weak. The appearance of the giant clam is not beautiful, but when it opens its shell in the sea, its body is brightly colored, including peacock blue, pink, emerald green, brown and other bright colors, as well as a variety of patterns.

Clams live in shallow water environments between coral reefs in tropical oceans. They attach themselves to coral reefs with hard foot threads and rely on seawater to bring plankton into their bodies for digestion and absorption as food. Giant clams have a symbiotic relationship with a type of zooxanthellae. There is a special structure called vitreous on the edge of its mantle that can aggregate light and allow the zooxanthellae to reproduce in large numbers. The zooxanthellae can then provide some nutrients for the giant clams.

The benefits of giant clam

The origin of giant clam

Giant clams are ancient marine organisms that rose from the ocean to the mountains over the years as the earth's crust moved during the orogeny movement. They are conch fossils formed over the years. Only the tail end is taken and cut into pearls, which are precious organic gems.

Modern scientific research has confirmed that about 35 million years ago, due to the collision of the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate, the terrain rose in the compression zone of the two huge plates, forming the Himalayas. In the rock layer that is nearly 9,000 meters high, there are many fossils of ancient marine creatures. Giant clams were discovered in the Himalayan mountains at an altitude of about 5,000 meters.

Chemical composition of giant clam

1. Chemical composition: Giant clam contains 86.65% to 92.57% calcium carbonate, 5.22% to 11.21% shell keratin, and 0.69% to 0.97% water. It also contains trace elements and more than 10 kinds of amino acids

2. Structure: Its minerals are mainly aragonite, and it has the same characteristic layered structure as pearls. The shell is smooth and bright, and can produce colorful rainbow light in the sun.

3. The colors come in two varieties: white and ivory white with alternating brown-yellow colors. However, the variety with alternating ivory white and brown-yellow in the shape of Tai Chi is the best. Features dazzling gold threads and green intestines

4. Luster pearl luster

5. The hardness is generally 3.5 to 4.5, and gradually becomes harder with age. The white and brown varieties can reach 5.

6. Density: 2.70 g/cm3.

The role and efficacy of giant clam

The role of giant clam in supporting women's health

The Sanyuan Fengshui Bureau is a method of praying for blessings in folk customs, and giant clam plays a leading role in the Sanyuan Fengshui Bureau. It can protect women's health.

In addition to its decorative function in daily life, most people who ask for giant clams to wear them hope that the spirituality of giant clams will play a big role in their lives. Or they hope that giant clams can help their career, marriage, relationship, health, etc. It can help your career and fortune.

What are the functions of giant clams?

The role of giant clam in helping love

Feelings are an unchanging topic that troubles everyone in every era, which is why some people sigh, "What is love in this world?" Those who have a happy marriage will pass on their experiences and tricks to young people who are still sighing, "What is love?" People call love and good marriage "peach blossom luck". Giant clams can bring good luck.

The composition of giant clams and pearls is similar. Grinding giant clams into powder has similar effects to pearl powder. It can promote metabolism, anti-aging, and prevent osteoporosis. It has the effects of calming the mind, cooling blood and lowering blood pressure. Long-term wearing can have incredible magical powers, such as enhancing immunity, preventing aging, stabilizing heart rhythm, and improving insomnia. Giant clam also has extremely high medicinal value. It can cool blood, lower blood pressure, calm the nerves and relieve shock. Giant clams can protect the body and prolong life. Tibetan Buddhism even regards them as magical treasures that can drive away demons and evil spirits.

Giant clam is an auspicious object for Buddhist spiritual practice, which can ward off disasters, ward off evil and suppress evil.

Tridacna can help you sleep. If you have poor sleep quality, you can consider wearing a tridacna when you sleep, or put it next to your pillow. Please remember that it should be next to the pillow, not under the pillow. Its calm magnetic field can help insomniacs and people who are prone to nightmares to have a good sleep, especially those who have many dreams. Tridacna can suppress the occurrence of nightmares, and it can help us remember our dreams and better help us find inspiration in dreams.

As a traditional amulet, it can usually drive away evil luck, enhance personal luck, promote intelligence, stabilize emotions, improve intuition, help thinking, concentrate, enhance memory, and give people courage and strength.

It enhances intuition and subconsciousness, promotes mental concentration, improves thinking vitality, enables people to think calmly in troubles, and calmly face the challenges of reality.

It is also a social stone. Wearing it regularly will help you meet noble people, increase your wit, and improve your intuition and subconsciousness.