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Countless magical and medicinal properties have been attributed to
stones over the centuries. Diamonds gave immunity to poison and revealed
infidelity...amethyst protected against
drunkenness...heliotrope
(bloodstone) stopped nosebleeds and conferred invisibility...sapphire enabled the wearer to escape from prison. For many
centuries, because the origin of disease was unknown, its treatment was linked with magic and superstition.
Although
the healing properties of certain
stones were first recorded in the early
Egyptian days, it was not until
Roman times that scholars such as Pliny wrote of stones as a form of medicine. It was the
ecclesiastical
writers who compiled the first major treatises on healing with
stones. The use of stones for healing was carried out in different ways. At times, the mere presence of the stone was thought to be sufficient to effect a cure.
At other times the stone was placed on the afflicted part of the body and sometimes the stone was powdered and eaten.
Successes achieved by the various applications of stones may not have been due to the
stones directly, but to the
effect of the suggestion on the sufferer. Failures were excused by the explanation that the stone used was not "genuine".
Today, increasing numbers of people are pursuing various non-traditional methods of illness diagnosis and therapy. Many
of these alternative approaches, including "natural" medicine, acupuncture and even
stones, have been employed in the treatment of disease for centuries and are again becoming more and more accepted, which would indicate a certain
degree of success. There seems to be little doubt today that in many cases the mind does, in fact,
play a vital role in the ability of the body to recover from illness...the healing power of positive thought is accepted by both traditional and
alternative medical practitioners. The belief in the powers of a certain therapy, therefore, could indeed contribute to the
cure of the illness.
In many of the books on the healing powers of
stones, so many virtues are attributed to each stone that one might conclude that any stone can cure any disease. It appears, however, that in many cases of duplicated healing powers,
either the color or the constitution of the stone has indicated its appropriateness for a particular disease.
Shown
below is a quick reference list of some of the healing properties attributed to various
stones over the years. For more detailed information on each
stone's healing properties go to the The
Stones page.
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HEALING
INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS SITE IS FOR INFORMATION AND
ENTERTAINMENT,
AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A SUBSTITUTE FOR
PROFESSIONAL ADVICE.
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| addictions
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smoky quartz, sugilite
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| allergies, pollen
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carnelian
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| anemia
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coral
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| asthma
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amber, cat's eye, malachite, tiger's eye
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| biliousness
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jasper, ruby
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| bladder trouble
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bloodstone, jade, jasper
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| bleeding
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chrysoprase,
hematite, rock crystal, sapphire
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| blood disease
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amethyst
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| blood poisoning
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carnelian
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| boils
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sapphire
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| bones
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obsidian
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| bowel cramp
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cat's eye
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| bronchitis
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pyrite, rutilated quartz (needle
stone), rutile
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| burns
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amethyst
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| calcium deficiencies
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amazonite
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| cancer-related diseases
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rhodochrosite, smoky quartz, sugilite
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| childbirth
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agate, bloodstone,
chrysoprase, jade, moonstone, pearl, peridot
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| circulation
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problems coral, rhodochrisite
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| coldness (to warm)
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topaz
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| colic
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coral
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| color blindness
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amethyst
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| consumption, pulmonary
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moonstone, lapis lazuli, smoky
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| diarrhea
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rock crystal
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| digestion
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labradorite, pearl, obsidian, rhodochrosite
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| dizziness
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lapis lazuli, rock crystal
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| drunkenness
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amethyst
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| ear trouble
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amber, onyx
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| edema(dropsy)
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amethyst
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| epilepsy
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jasper
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| eye disorders
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corundum, magnetite
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| eyesight
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agate,
amethyst (for colour blindness), aquamarine, aventurine,
beryl, cat's-eye (for night driving), emerald; malachite, opal,
peridot, tiger's eye, topaz (for failing eyesight)
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| eyes,watery
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onyx
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| falls (to prevent)
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tourmaline
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| fever
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carnelian,
hematite, opal, rock crystal, ruby, pyrite
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| forgetfulness
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emerald
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| fractures
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tiger's eye, magnetite
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| glands (swollen)
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aquamarine
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| goiter
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amber
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| hemorrhage
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chrysoprase,
hematite, rock crystal, sapphire
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| hemorrhoids
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bloodstone
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| hair problems
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agate, aventurine, lapis lazuli, onyx, obsidian
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| headache
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sugilite
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| hearing problems
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agate, onyx
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| heart trouble
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agate, beryl, garnet, onyx,
peridot, rhodonite, ruby, rhodochrosite
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| immune deficiency
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sugilite
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| infection
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amber, amethyst, carnelian, emerald, opal,
sardonyx, smoky quartz
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| infertility
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coral
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| inflammation
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carnelian, bloodstone, emerald; garnet, pyrite
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| influenza
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pyrite
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| insomnia
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amethyst,
hematite, lapis lazuli, sapphire, topaz
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| lactation (to promote)
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rock crystal, white agate; chalcedony, rutile
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| laryngitis
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azurite
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| leg cramp
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hematite, magnetite
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| liver disorders
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aquamarine, beryl, jasper, topaz, magnetite, rhodochrosite
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| lungs
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pyrite
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| malaria
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amber
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| menstrual
cramps
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amber
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| menstrual disorders
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coral, malachite
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| miscarriage (to prevent)
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ruby
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| mouth troubles
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beryl
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| muscle spasms
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amazonite
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| nails
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obsidian
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| nervousness
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sapphire, topaz, tourmaline
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| nervous system
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chalcedony
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| neuralgia
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carnelian, magnetite
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| osteoporosis
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amazonite
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| pain
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amber,
rock crystal, ruby, sardonyx
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| piles
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heliotrope (bloodstone)
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| poisoning
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agate, diamond, emerald, emerald, malachite
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| poisonous bites
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amazonite
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| respiratory
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rhodochrosite
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| rheumatism
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amber, carnelian, malachite, !urquoise, magnetite
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| scalds
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amethyst
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| skin
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corundum, obsidian, smoky quartz
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| sleeplessness
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amethyst, sapphire, topaz
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| smell (loss of sense of)
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jasper
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| sores
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carnelian
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| spasms
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carnelian, rock crystal, ruby
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| spine (to strengthen)
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magnetite, obsidian
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| stomach
trouble
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beryl,
heliotrope (bloodstone), jasper, sunstone
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| stress
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agate, amethyst, labradorite, onyx, peridot, sunstone, topaz, rhodochrosite
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| taste (loss of sense of)
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topaz
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| teeth (to cut)
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amber
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| throat trouble
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beryl, rhodonite, tiger's eye, turquoise, azurite, chalcedony
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| tonsillitis
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azurite, chalcedony, pyrite
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| toothache
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aquamarine, malachite
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| tooth decay
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amazonite
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| ulceration
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onyx
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| whooping cough
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coral
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| wounds
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carnelian
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