POWER ....
.... of Seasons

It is believed that even the season played its role along with the gems to the mankind.
The natural characterastics of the individual stones has its effect on the related stones.

Seasons of the year.

Gems of Spring
Amethyst
Green diamond
Cheysoberyl
Spinel ( rubicelle )
Pink Topaz
Olivine ( peridot )
Emerald

Gems of Autumn
Hyacinth
Topaz
Sapphire
Jacinth
Cairngorm
Adamantine
Tourmaline
Oriental chrysolite

Gems of Summer
Zircon
Garnet ( demantoid )
Chrysoberyl ( Alexandrite )
Spinel
Pink Topaz
Ruby
Fire Opal

Gems of Winter
Diamond
Rock-crystal
White sapphire
Quartz
Moonstone
Labradorite


MEDICINE

Gem stones were believed to have natural healing power to human, so as to it, gem stones were worn for prevention of diseases and it was important that the different stones were worn on different parts of the body. According to one authority:
-the Jacinth should be worn on the Neck
-the Diamond should be worn on the Left arm
-the Sapphire should be worn on the Right finger
-the Ruby or Turquoise should be worn on the Index or little finger.

The indispensable materials which should be in every good pharmacy included the following gem stones:

Jacinth Coral
Sapphire Jasper
Emerald Topaz
Hemite Pearl

In the sixteenth century, the following gems were used in all tonics prescribed to pretect the haert against the effects of poison and the plague:
Sapphire Sardonyx
Ruby Emerald
Garnet Jacinth
Coral

In a German druggist's price list of 1757, the following gems appear:
1 pound rock-crystal, 6 groschen
1 pound ruby, 1 thaler
1 pound of emerald, 8 groschen
1 pound sapphire, 16 groschen
1 pound lapis-lazuli, 5 thalers