Io Stone (Ishikawa Prefecture) [Famous Japanese Stone]

IOH Stone

Iwo Stone

This andesite is collected from Mt. Tomuro and Mt. Io, and is said to be from an undersea volcanic eruption 15 million years ago during the Miocene period of the Neogene period.
Mt. Iwo is also worshipped as a sacred mountain, and Yakushi Nyorai is considered to be the original Buddha. It is also known as a place where lightning strikes, and a paper was presented at an American academic conference stating that the energy of the thunderbolts acts on the rocks and plants of the Iwo-Tomuro mountain range, causing many medicinal herbs to grow and changing the water quality to that of a famous spring.
It has been known as a medicinal stone since the Heian period, and is recorded in the "Iwoseki Yuraiki" as being effective for stomachaches, burns, wounds, eczema, etc., and was highly prized by the Kaga domain, who prohibited it from being taken out of the country.
It is said that when Emperor Gensho and Emperor Kanmu fell ill, they were prescribed medicinal herbs and Iouseki, and were completely cured.
It was approved as a food additive by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in 1985.
*This information is based on historical facts and is not intended to be a medicine.

This andesite is collected from Mount Tomuro and Mount Io, and is said to have been created during an undersea volcanic eruption 15 million years ago during the Neogene Miocene. A paper was presented at an American academic conference that claims that Mount Io is also enshrined as a sacred mountain. Not only is Bhaiṣajyaguru the local Buddha, but also known as a lightning strike area. The energy of thunderbolts acts on the rocks and plants of the Mount Tomuro and Mount Io range, making many medicinal herbs grow there, and improving the quality of the water and make it become famous. It has been known as a medicinal stone since the Heian period, and is said to be effective for abdominal pain, burns, wounds, eczema, etc.
IOH Stone was mentioned in the "Io Seki Originki" and was highly prized by the Kaga Domain, who prohibited it from being taken out. It is said that when Empress Gensho and Emperor Kanmu fell ill, they were prescribed medicinal herbs and IOH Stone, and they were completely cured. In 1985, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare approved it as a food additive.
*This information is based on historical facts and is not recommended as a pharmaceutical product.