Chromotherapy 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 chromotherapy, 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 phototreatment 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 chromotherapy,
"sunlight is the principal curative agent in nature’s laboratory and where light cannot enter, disease does. Chlorosis,anaemia,
leukaemia, emaciation, muscular debility, degeneration of heart and liver, dropsical 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 energising 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.
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, syphillis 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, hydrocle, 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.
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