Didn't the the Chapter "Of Beren and Luthien" state that when Mablung placed the silmaril on Beren's hand, he came out of the swoon he was in after bearing the full blunt of Carcharoth's attackon Thingol? Perhaps the silmaril did have some healing properties. Otherwise Beren would have died. After all, the light of the silmarils came from Yavenna's work and the work of the Valars were good.
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