Twenty years ago clinical experiments carried out in the West determined that chelonian shell does indeed stimulate the nerves in the lumbar vertebrae, and, by loosening the pelvis, does help with childbirth.
二十多年前，西方曾針對龜板進行臨床實驗，發現它確實有刺激腰椎神經，鬆弛骨盆腔，幫助產婦順利生產的功能。