Minggu, 25 Maret 2012

people in spore believe bezoar

The amulets, talismans and various other items presented in this site have their origin in Indonesia, a country considered by some as a possible location for the long, lost continent or archipelago of Atlantis--the "fabled" nation famous for its magickal mysteries. Enjoy browsing, you will find many things that will fill you with wonder and possibly skepticism!
Here you will find many magickal items, talismans, magickal mustika pearls/bezoar stones, kerises (not available in Singapore) and curios of interest. Our magickal items are from the Islamic Ilmu Hikmah and the Javanese occult tradition of Indonesia. The talismans, spells, and magickal items are for various purposes to help you improve your life, enhance and develop psychic powers, magickal protection, etc. The talismans are constructed/empowered by the local occult adepts of Java and neigbouring islands who are proficient in their field of work. We also offer exquisite curios, knowledgepapers (ebooks), one-of-a-kind items, empowerments, etc.

The bezoar stones or magickal mustika pearls were acquired by the shaman dukuns directly from Nature through spirit guidance. Quote " Acquiring pearls from spirits normally occur through rituals though there have been cases where laypersons themselves were given gifts by the spirits. In shamanic rituals, after spirit contact, the shaman/dukun are normally psychically led to places where these pearls and artifacts are buried--thus there is no paranormal manifestation involved in this sense. After knowing the location the shaman would dig to uncover the artifact. Sometimes manifestations in rituals do occur--objects would appear in the air as sparks of light and shamans would capture them in their hands. Manifestations could also occur at a designated vessel prepared by the shaman. They have done rituals whereby they contacted regional spirits, however, timing is an essence in these type of rituals and spirits do inform when the time is not ripe. That Nature Spirit's often offer gifts to spiritual practitioners is a true fact. Outside of the ritualistic context, they have often requested spirits for gifts through simple psychic communciation at power/sacred sites and spots and were given magickal objects.

The question arises whether the objects from spirits were a new creation from their realm or man-made objects that they kept in their realm and later offered to certain people--both are possibilities. The main thing to recognize is that objects from spirits are naturally blessed and empowered with their essence and energies." unquote.

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Senin, 05 Maret 2012

bezoar object

The National Museum of Health and Medicine has in its anatomical collection 24 veterinary and 3 human hairballs or “trichobezoars.” To commemorate National Hairball Awareness Day on April 27, 2006, the museum featured a temporary display of 10 of these hairballs to explore the myths and realities behind these medical curiosities. Included were hairballs from a steer, two oxen, three cows, a calf, horse, and a chicken.

Bezoar from an oxBezoar from an ox
Bezoar from an ox
National Museum of Health
and Medicine. 1068
Bezoar from an ox
National Museum of Health
and Medicine. 1996
Many of the museum’s veterinary specimens were collected in the late 1800s by U.S. Army surgeons and were part of the museum’s comparative anatomy collection. At that time, Army Surgeons working in remote outposts who had infrequent opportunities to collect pathological materials for the museum insteadcontributed natural history specimens in order to promote the museum’s mission to become a general pathology museum with examples of “all forms of injury and disease.”

Bezoar from an ox
Bezoar from a steer
National Museum of Health and Medicine.
542365
Every cat owner knows about hairballs—usually you “find” them in the middle of the night after you’ve stepped into a pile of something that looks and feels like anything but hair. Did you know that cats aren’t the only ones to get hairballs? Humans and cud-chewing animals, such as cows, oxen, sheep, goats, llamas, deer, and antelopes get hairballs or other types of “bezoars” (pronounced BE-zor). A bezoar is a mass of nondigestible matter that collects in the stomach.

“Bezoar” is a Persian word that means “protection from poison,” because bezoars were believed to be a universal antidote against poisoning. Bezoars from wild goats, antelopes, and other cud-chewing animals of Persia were introduced to Europe in the 11th century where they were popular in medicinal remedies until the 18 century. In China, ground-up cow bezoars have been used as medicine for more than 2,000 years, particularly to treat diseases of the mouth.

There are four types of bezoars:

  • Lactobezoar: a mass of undigested milk, most commonly found in pre-term infants on highly concentrated formula

  • Trichobezoar from a human
    Trichobezoar from a human
    Image courtesy Department of Radiology,
    Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP)
    2819292
  • Trichobezoar: a mass of hair
  • Phytobezoar from a human
    Phytobezoar from a human
    Image courtesy of Department of Radiology,
    AFIP 2986799

  • Phytobezoar: a mass of undigested food particles usually from fruits and vegetables such as celery, citrus fruits, coconut, pumpkins, grape skins, prunes, raisins, and most notably persimmons (bezoars resulting from persimmons are called diospyrobezoars)
  • Pharmacobezoar from a human hair
    Pharmacobezoar from a human hair
    Image courtesy of Department of Radiology
    AFIP 2768412

  • Pharmacobezoar: a mass of medications such as extended release medicines or bulk-forming laxatives

Bezoar from a cowBezoar from an calf
Bezoar from a cow
National Museum of Health
and Medicine.543342
Bezoar from a calf
National Museum of Health
and Medicine. 1290
Many of the hairballs in the museum’s collection are from cows. Cattle are susceptible to getting hairballs in their stomachs because they do not vomit. Cows with hairballs become emaciated, eat little grass, and drink lots of water. Cow hairballs can grow quite large and are usually found after death.

Bezoar from the craw of a chicken
Bezoar from the craw of a chicken
National Museum of Health and Medicine
543344
An unusual hairball was contributed in 1897 by a Washington, D.C. resident who removed it from the craw of a young chicken. The chicken was a pet and associated with a dog for which it had formed a strong attachment. It picked the hair from the dog, supposedly because there was no grass accessible. The chicken had been unable to eat for several days and was threatened with starvation. The owner surgically removed the hairball, and the chicken survived.

Human hairball
Human hairball on permanent
display in the museum. M906252
Human hairballs occur most often in children and young women who have mental disorders such as trichotillomania (chronic hair pulling) or pica (compulsive cravings to eat nonfood items). One of these is permanently on display in the museum’s “Human Body/Human Being” exhibit. It was removed successfully from the stomach of a 12-year-old girl whose parents claimed she had been eating her hair since the age of 6. The hairball was removed surgically, and the girl survived.

Bezoars are rare in people with a normal digestive tract, but occur more often in adults with pre-existing conditions such as diabetes, cystic fibrosis, renal failure, vagotomy, or partial gastric resection. Some illnesses, such as diabetes, can slow stomach motility. The shape of the stomach and the narrow opening of the pyloric sphincter contribute to the tendency of food and objects to collect in this area rather than to pass into the duodenum.

Rapunzel syndrome (trichobezoar)Bezoar from  an ox
Rapunzel syndrome (trichobezoar)
Image courtesy of Department of Radiology,
AFIP 2824793
Rapunzel syndrome (trichobezoar)
Image courtesy Department of Radiology,
AFIP 2621591

Human hairball
X-ray of bezoar in stomach
Image courtesy of Department
of Radiology, AFIP 2621591
Rarely trichobezoars extend beyond the stomach into the bowel (a condition known as Rapunzel syndrome). Often they are difficult to diagnose, but some symptoms include cramps, bloating, loss of appetite, weight loss, and bad breath. The method for removing bezoars depends on the type. Most trichobezoars must be removed surgically, since the twisted strands of hair become wire-like and can perforate the stomach. Some phytobezoars can be dissolved with enzymes or broken down with endoscopy.

Preparation for extraction of trichobezoarSurgical extraction of trichobezoarSurgical  extraction of trichobezoar
Preparation for extraction of trichobezoar
Image courtesy of Department
of Radiology, AFIP 2824793
Surgical extraction of trichobezoar
Image courtesy of Department
of Radiology, AFIP 2824793
Surgical extraction of trichobezoar
Image courtesy of Department
of Radiology, AFIP 2911244

Sources and Additional Reading:

Sanders, Michael K. “Bezoars: From Mystical Charms to Medical and Nutritional Management

Sabtu, 03 Maret 2012

ur own risk

People predisposed to bezoars include those who
have had previous gastric surgery, slowed gastric motility,
Cystic Fibrosis, Diabetes melliuts, Guillian Barre,
hypothyroidism, Intrahepatic cholestasis, Miltonic Dystrophy,
and Renal failure, as well as some Psychiatric illnesses

Diospyrobezoars

Diospyrobezoars
are rarely occuring phytobezoars associated with
the excessive eating of persimmons.
Diospyrobezoars are often very hard and
almost woody in consistency.
One case in medical literature from 2004
revealed a 51-year old patient who had eaten
a kilogram (2.2 pounds) of unpeeled persimmons each day for 40 years.

While a number of ailments may produce the same symptoms, the symptoms created by diospyrobezoars may include distended and tender stomach, dyspepsia
(pain or discomfort in the area between the belly-button and the sternum),
bloating, vomiting, weakness, and weight loss

Phytobezoars

Phytobezoars
are concretions of plant origin.
Among the possible plant sources of components known
to be able to form bezoars are apples, berries,
brussel sprouts, celery, coconuts, figs, grapes,
green beans, legumes, oranges, persimmons,
potatoes, and sauerkraut.

bezoar ok

Bezoars are extraordinary, and border on the bizarre. A bezoar is a concretion of indigestible plant and/or animal material that remains in the gastrointestinal tract of animals. Over time, they associate with mucous and form masses. They are usually found in the stomach but can be found anywhere between the esophagus to the rectum.

The term bezoar is thought to be derived from the Arabic, Persian, or Turkish words referring to antidote or counter-poison.

As early as 1000 BCE bezoars from animals were highly prized and kept as medical charms, used as antedotes to various poisons, used as treatment in ailments, and held to ward off the supernatural. European nobles had bezoars set into chains or interior as part of "poison-cups" that were believed to render poisons harmless. These beliefs held for centuries. They were also commonly set into jewelry as "bezoar stones". A bezoar with a gold frame was known to be in the Crown Jewels of
Queen Elizabeth I in 1962.

The market for bezoars thrives to this day. Unfortunately, they are in high demand by practitioners of asian medicine. The demand has created and sustained a thriving market for poachers and indiscriminant killers of various animals.

Bezoars may be composed of a variety of items including plant material (phytobezoars) , hair (trichobezoars), milk & milk products (lactobezoars), medication, or animal products