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Baltic amber teething necklaces: could succinic acid leaching from beads provide anti-inflammatory effects?

Michael D NissenEsther T L LauPeter J CabotKathryn J Steadman
Published in: BMC complementary and alternative medicine (2019)
While amber teething necklaces are genuine Baltic amber, we have found no evidence to suggest that the purported active ingredient succinic acid could be released from the beads into human skin. Additionally, we found no evidence to suggest that succinic acid has anti-inflammatory properties.
Keyphrases
  • anti inflammatory
  • heavy metals