Foreign newspapers write about strange objects 'billions of money' in the belly of a pig

Known with the name in Vietnam as "frog pearl" or "pig sand" costing "billions", these objects have also been considered as a cure for diseases or even gems in the world, according to the Nautilus science magazine in the US.

Basically, a biological body consists of a skeletal system, flesh and skin with internal organs and tight lines. Inside the nooks and crannies of these joints, particularly in the gastrointestinal tract, food or impurities can accumulate, bind and settle in the stomach or small intestine.

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A lump in the animal stomach is inlaid with gold in India.

Legend says that these foreign objects have unlimited power against all kinds of poisons. Since before BC, ancient Greek and Persian doctors had sharpened them with healing powder like rhino horns. This movement spread to Europe in the 12th century thanks to the Crusader army. In the 16th century, this was a must for European nobility, thanks to their rarity and exoticness.

This object is often found in animal stomachs such as deer, goats, and camels, or more recently in pig stomachs like in Vietnam and China. They are constituted when animals feed on stones. Magnesium and magnesium phosphate are formed and encircled around it, like the pearl forming mechanism. Queen Elizabeth I not only used such a "jewel" to strangle the crown but also wore a beige outfit that matched it.

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The jewel in Queen Elizabeth I.

Why is such a trivial thing divine? It is an old relic that has been handed down for so long that it is the petrified tears of deer."Deer accidentally eat snakes that cause stomachaches and crying. Tears turn into crystal and people have picked them up. There are many stories about people being poisoned from illness, even this remedy is used. to save King Charles II " , the British Journal of Health explains.

Accordingly, the hair fibers or horns combined with calcium can absorb arsenic poison. So it is believed that putting them in a cup with a poison will protect the drinker from poisoning, thus generating many other myths.

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Gravel in the human body.

However, not everyone believes that. A French surgeon tested a prisoner who was sentenced to death with poison, and the "healing gem" was completely useless. By the 17th century, the use of this object was gradually considered unscientific, because they were a form of harmful stones for organs. From a sacred object, "sacred jade" is now only a sign of disease to be removed.

However in Asia as well as in Vietnam, these "gems" are still sacred in some way. Pig pigs are considered by Chinese traditional medicine doctors to treat dengue fever. However, because of its rarity, it is difficult to know whether these pigs are real or not.