I was browsing over a jewelry store last night with my college friend Hazel and was surprised to hear the saleslady promote their amber collection. According to her, amber has therapeutic properties and the use of amber for healing purposes dates back to its discovery in the Baltic shores.

The saleslady furthered that it can help with thyroid and asthma problems when worn around the neck and ease rheumatic and arthritis pain when worn as a bracelet. This belief originated from the perception that the amber has within it the energy and power of the sun. Thus, it imbues the wearer with therapeutic properties.

It’s still quite dubious of course. Then again, when you look at its enthralling color, think about its formation process and the amount of time it has been part of the earth, it is not difficult to understand its charisma. Oh well, health benefits or not, amber IS an alluring stone.