Folklore surrounding Emeralds Emerald gemstone can be regarded as one of the oldest and most beautiful

stones. This green colored stone is a variety of the mineral Beryl and counted

amongst the 4 precious gems. Name of Emerald has been derived from a

French word "Esmeralde" which stands for "Green Gem". Known by the

name of Panna in India, this gem has a reputed position in Astrology. The

beauty of this alluring gemstone has attracted the human race from ancient

times. There are a number of interesting stories and a huge history linked

with Panna stone.

The oldest Emeralds are believed to be mined from the areas surrounding the

Red Sea. But, the finest of these stones were extracted from the mines of the

Incas and Aztecs of America. The people of these areas took this gem as a

holy stone. Incas people offered these gems to their lords as a part of their

rituals.

The Egyptian civilization loved the Emeralds. This can be understood by the

fact that they named the mines as Cleopatra's mines. By the time these

mines were discovered in the nineteenth century, these were all exhausted

and used up, proving the amount of Emeralds used by Pharaohs and Egyptian

Queens. In addition to it, according to the historic facts, Cleopatra was an

avid collector and lover of these green gems.

The Emeralds benefits are known to humans for a long time. These have

been used by people for various healing and curing purposes. Some of

the Panna gemstones benefits in the regards of health as believed by the

people in ancient times are:

Curing Mental illnesses

Insomnia

Hearing issues

Miscarriages

Paralysis

Ancient people believed that the owners of Emeralds had a better foresight

of the future and its Amulets proved to bring good fortune. The use of

Emeralds can be traced in the civilization of Babylon, where this stone was

traded in the market for commodities.

Greek Philosopher Aristotle quoted about Emeralds, An emerald hung from

the neck or worn in a ring will prevent the falling sickness (epilepsy). We,

therefore, commend noblemen that it be hanged about the necks of their

children that they fall not into this complaint. The famous ruler Shah Jahan

loved and valued this stone very much. This can be seen by the fact that he

got the verses of the Holy Quran inscribed on these stones.

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