Talisman for what?
 

In chinese, Talisman is called " Fu Ju " or " Fu Lu "

Fu : celestial favour
Ju : incantations
Lu : charm

Amulets

"Amulets are protective devices. They may be positive, attracting good forces (such as divinities, peace an property, fertility, children)... Often worn during rites of passage (birth, naming, boy's initiation into Brahmin caste, finishing or religious studies, and wedding), amulets are regarded as appeals to a deity, to dispense his/her protective powers on the workshipper. Athough an amulet may be hidden. It is more often exposed and is usually worn around the neck. Amulets may also guard vulnerable spots on the body, specially openings.

Amulets come in several basic forms as shapes, made of natural or artificial materials. Some are made of gold, but silver is most common; they also come in copper and brass".

Hearst Museum of Anthropology

(Berkeley - California)

What's a Kalhou?

Unique pieces to  be worn as a pendant, attached to a bag or hanging from your belt, Kalhous resemble an eclectic collection of small natural objects . These original combinations of semi-precious stones, sea-shells and small pieces of metal, both worked and unworked, owe nothing to chance and the harmony they emit obeys less the rules of esthetics than ancestral therapeutic technics corroborated and applied notably by traditional chinese medicine. Taking in particular the energetic virtues of the vegetable, animal and mineral elements they are composed of, these amulets have the goal of restoring the balance and harmony in a person. Each of these talismans are, in addition, endowed with specific characteristic properties. Thus the organism and stimulate the circulation. Even though all kalhous draw on beneficial and sustained energy, some display more spiritual objectives such as the "Kalhou of Hope" where Lemon-Quartz and Amethyst reinforce confidence and wisdom whithin the bearer; or the "Kalhou of Ease" wich aims to permit one an easier path and eliminate obstacles.