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The document discusses chromo therapy, or color therapy, which is a method of treating diseases using different colors. According to the theory, each color has a corresponding effect on the body, and deficiencies or imbalances can be addressed by applying the appropriate color. The document outlines the proposed healing properties and medical uses of each color, including red as stimulating, blue as soothing, and yellow as beneficial for the liver and digestion. It also describes methods of color treatment using colored light or water. A balanced diet incorporating analogous colors is recommended as a supplemental approach. Certain conditions are identified as contraindications for specific colors.

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Healing Power of Colours

The document discusses chromo therapy, or color therapy, which is a method of treating diseases using different colors. According to the theory, each color has a corresponding effect on the body, and deficiencies or imbalances can be addressed by applying the appropriate color. The document outlines the proposed healing properties and medical uses of each color, including red as stimulating, blue as soothing, and yellow as beneficial for the liver and digestion. It also describes methods of color treatment using colored light or water. A balanced diet incorporating analogous colors is recommended as a supplemental approach. Certain conditions are identified as contraindications for specific colors.

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Healing Power of Colors (Chromo therapy)


Chromo therapy is a method of treatment of diseases by colour. It is best used as a
supportive therapy along with other natural methods of preserving health such as
correct diet, adequate rest and relaxation, exercise, yogic asanas and so on.
According to practitioners of chromo therapy, the cause of any disease can be traced to
the lack of a particular colour in the human system. Colour therapy is a technique of
restoring imbalance by means of applying coloured light to the body. It was a popular
method of cure even in ancient times. Some 2,500 years ago, Pythagoras applied
colour light therapeutically and colour halls were used for healing in ancient Egypt,
China and India.
The pioneer of modern colour therapy was Niels Finsen of Denmark. Following the
discovery, in 1877, of the bactericidal action of solar ultra-violet energy, Finsen studied
the possibility of assisting the healing of wounds with visible light. He subsequently used
red light to inhibit the formation of smallpox scars and, in 1896, founded a Light Institute
( now the Finsen Institute of Copenhagen) for the photo treatment of tuberculosis. In
1932, Gerrard and Hessay, two Californian psychologists, scientifically established that
blue light had a calming effect and red a stimulating power on human beings.
Blue and red colours are considered at the two extremes with yellow representing the
midpoint. These are also the three principal colours in a rainbow. A patient is first
subjected to an examination to ascertain which colour he lacks. The deficiency is
determined by observing the colour of the eyeballs, nails, urine and excrement. In cases
of the lack of red the eyes and nails will be bluish, and the urine and excrement white or
bluish. If there is a deficiency of the blue colour, the eyes and nails will be reddish and
urine and excrement yellowish or red. Every substance on earth contains colour. Even
the rays cast on earth by celestial bodies contain colour in the form of white light. The
rays of the sun contain seven different colours - violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow,
orange and red. These are natural colours which are highly beneficial to the
maintenance of health and for healing diseases.
According to Dr. Babbit, a well-known authority on chromo therapy, "sunlight is the
principal curative agent in natures laboratory and where light cannot enter, disease
does. Choruses, anemia, leukemia, emaciation, muscular debility, degeneration of
heart and liver, dropsically effusion, softening of bones, nervous excitability, physical
deformity, stunted growth and consumption are the result of excluding oneself from the
beneficial effects of sunlight. "
Sunlight plays an important role in the recovery from chronic diseases. Judicious use of
sunlight can be part of the curing process in almost every affliction. The rays of the sun
improve digestion and nutrition, quicken blood and lymph circulation and increase the
elimination of impurities through the skin.
The action and effect of various colours on the body and their healing qualities are as
follows :

Red :
Symbolic of heat, fire and anger. It is a stimulating and energising colour. It stimulates
arterial blood and brings warmth to cool extremities. Used as a general tonic, it is very
valuable in the treatment of diseases like low blood pressure, rheumatism, paralysis,
anaemia and advanced cases of tuber- culosis.
Orange :
Symbolic of prosperity and pride, orange is useful for stimulating blood supply and
energizing the nerves. It is beneficial in the treatment of kidney and gall stones, hernia
and appendicitis. It is also used to stimulate the milk producing action of breasts after
childbirth.
Violet :
Violet is beneficial in the treatment of nervous and emotional disturbances, arthritis,
acute cases of consumption and insomnia.
Yellow :
Associated with joy and happiness, yellow is laxative and diuretic. It is a stimulant to the
brain, the liver and the spleen. It is also effective in the treatment of diabetes,
indigestion, kidney and liver disorders, constipation, eye and throat infections, syphilis
and impotence.
Purple :
Purple or indigo combines the blood-warming red and the cooling antiseptic blue. It is
an excellent stimulant without being an irritant. It is beneficial in the treatment of
advanced stages of constipation, hydrosol , leucorrhoea, many disorders of the stomach
and womb , cataract , migraine and skin disorders. It exerts a soothing effect on the
eyes, ears and the nervous system.
Green :
Made up of the blue and yellow, green is regarded as a colour of harmony. It is a mild
sedative. It is useful in the treatment of nervous conditions, hay fever, ulcers, influenza,
malaria , colds, sexual disorders and cancer. It preserves and strengthens eyesight.
Being highly medicinal and depressive, it is of great help in the treatment of
inflammatory conditions.
Blue :
Cool, soothing and sedative, blue alleviates pain, reducing bleeding and heals burns. It
is beneficial in the treatment of dysentery, colic, asthma, respiratory disorders, high
blood pressure and skin aberrations. IN a study at the New England State Hospital in
the United States, 25 members of staff with normal blood pressure were bathed in blue
light for half an hour. It resulted in universal fall in blood pressure. The blood pressure
rose when red light was applied.

Methods of Treatment
There are two methods of treating diseases by colour :

i.

By the application of light through different coloured glasses ; and By external or


internal use of colour-charged water. In the first method , sheets of glass,
30 cms. X 36 cms. of the required colours are needed. These are placed at the window
frames or any other convenient place in such a way that the suns rays can pass
through them and fall directly on the patients body. The usual duration of the colour
treatment is 30 minutes. In case of local application, a pane of glass can be placed in
front of the diseased part so that the light passing through the glass falls on the afflicted
area. At night lanterns can be used for the purpose. A single lantern can have glass
panes of four different colours and the required colour can be focused on the patient or
the affected parts. In the second method, coloured bottles are needed. These bottles
should be cleaned and filled up to three-fourths level with fresh well water, distilled
water or rain water. The bottles should be corked and then placed in bright sunlight for
three to four hours. After this exposure, the water is said to acquire medicinal properties
and this colour-charged water can be used both internally and for external applications.
Wounds and ulcers can be washed with this water and it can also be used to massage
the affected parts or applied as compress on them. For internal use, an adult can take
30 ml. of colour-charged water as a single dose. The dose can be repeated as required.

ii. Diet
A correct and balanced diet is essential during the treatment of diseases through
Chromo therapy. The patients should take food items with analogous colouring. The
various colours contained in different food items are :
Red : Beets, radish, red cabbage, tomatoes, watercress, most red-skinned fruits, red
berries and water melon.
Orange :
Orange-skinned vegetables and fruits such as carrot, orange, apricot,
mango, peach and papaya.
Violet :

Egg plant, berries, black carrot and purple grapes.

Yellow : Lime and lemon, sweet lime, grapes, pumpkin, melon, banana, mango, yellow
apple and guava.
Purple : Foods having both blue and violet colouring.
Green : Most of the green vegetables and fruits such as gourds, spinach, plantain,
lettuce, pea, green mango, gooseberry, pears, beans , etc.
Blue : Blue plum, blue beans, blue grapes, etc.

Contraindications
There are some important contraindications to colour treatment which should be borne
in mind while adopting this mode of cure. For instance, the red colour would be injurious
in a naturally inflammatory condition of the system, and in case of persons with feverish
and excitable temperament. If the red light is employed for too long and frequently, it
may produce dangerous fevers. The danger can be obviated by using the red light for a
few minutes at a time or by placing a wet bandage over the head. Similarly, yellow
should not be used when the nerves are very active or irritable. Yellow or orange
reddish tones may prove injurious in fevers, acute inflammations, delirium, diarrhea,
neuralgia, palpitation of the heart and any condition of over- excitement. In cases of
paralysis, chronic rheumatism, gout, consumption and in all cold, pale and dormant
conditions of the system, blue, indigo and violet may prove too cooling and constricting
and should be avoided.

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