Colour Properties

Red
Red colour represents energy, creativity, energy and power. It gives a strong and passionate nature. It also gives tons of energy, along with a desire to live life to the full. People who favour the colour red are usually those that like to be in the head where they can attract a lot of attention. They are often quick to react and overemotional. Red colour is also known for sexual passion, it can also lead to anger and destructive behavior. It is not recommended to people who have heart trouble or who have a nervous disposition. Red colour on walls around kitchens and dining rooms may stimulate appetites.

his colour helps to loosen stiffness and restraints. It stimulates the release of adrenalin in the bloodstream and causes hemoglobin to multiply. It results in greater strength and energy and is good for treating anemia and other blood-related conditions. Red can also make you feel warmer, reducing pain that comes from the cold. It also helps for people who are feeling lethargic or depressed. It is contained in food items like beets, radish, red cabbage, tomatoes, watercress, most red-skinned fruits, red-berries and watermelon.

Orange
Orange colour has an effect similar to red colour, orange is also an energizing colour. Used in moderation, it has a gentle warming effect. It is useful in treating gallstones, digestive ailments, chest and kidney diseases and arthritis. It helps to lift the spirits of people who are depressed, lonely, who feel hemmed in or who feel that their lives lack direction. The excess of orange can lead to agitation and restlessness like the colour red. It works powerfully on the emotional self, releasing feelings, which may be deeply buried or hidden. Orange-skinned vegetables and fruits such as carrot, orange, apricot, mango and papaya contains this colour.

Yellow

The colour of the sun, yellow suggests a positive outlook towards life people who like this colour have sunny dispositions and are good communicators who love to talk. Those who prefer the stronger shades of yellow often tend to be arrogant or proud, while those who are drawn to the more pastel shades of yellow may be timid. Yellow stimulates the intellect and has a generally cheering effect. It has been found to be useful in facilitating the digestive process and in curing skin problems. Lime and lemon, sweet lime, grapes, pumpkin, melon, banana, mango, yellow apple and guava contains this colour.

Green
Green colour gives positive achievements. People who like this colour are considered to be successful. The colour green represents balance, harmony and hope. People who favour yellow tones of green are usually adventurous in nature, while those who prefer the bluer tones of green tend to be optimists.

Green helps to calm fatigued nerves and is good for people with heart conditions. It stimulates growth and therefore helps to heal broken bones and facilitates the growth of tissue. It is recommended for pregnant women to create a peaceful atmosphere. Too much of green colour can also bring a sense of lethargy as the person settles into a state of tranquility almost approaching stagnation. Most of the vegetables and fruits such as gourds, spinach, plantain, lettuce, pea, mango, gooseberry, pears, beans, contain this colour.

Blue

Blue is the colour of truth, nobility and serenity. It represents that the person is sensitive, amazingly well in control of his life and largely content with it. It has a cooling, soothing and calming effect. Blue-coloured clothes should be worn to combat the heat in the summer. It helps for people who are feeling frightened or flustered. Meditating on the colour blue before one sleeps helps to protect with nightmares.

In the physical sense, blue is useful in bringing down a fever. It helps to stop bleeding, is good for burns and can cure a sore throat. It is recommended for people suffering from shock, inflammation, and nervous breakdowns. It is not advisable for people with bad circulation. Blue colour can make a person passive and easily led or taken advantage of. An overdose of blue can make you feel cold, sad and depressed. Fruits like - blue plum, blue beans, blue grapes contain this colour.

Indigo

Indigo colour is associated with the mysterious and the thoughtful thinking. It is useful in treating diseases of the ear, nose and eyes and for sinus problems. People attracted to this colour usually look beyond the surface of things. Indigo stimulates the intellect. It gives a person a sense of courage, authority and inner calmness. In physical level, indigo colour purifies the blood. It is also used for curing varicose veins, diseases of the nervous system, boils and ulcers, and skin disorders. An excess of indigo can give you a headache and make you feel sleepy. It expands our consciousness, encouraging us to look closely into unknown realms & gain insights into our everyday lives.

Violet
Violet is a very powerful colour and has strong links with creativity. Those who choose violet colour are often shy. It is useful in treating people who are excessively emotionally disturbed. It also helps compulsive eaters to calm down and control their compulsion to eat. The creative energy unleashed by violet colour is often too much to handle and if not organized properly can make a person feel quite ill. It is not advisable for clinically depressed individuals. It encourages us to aspire to our highest ideals, replacing creative blocks with inspiration. Violet purifies the blood, relieves skin problems, nervous headaches, eye and ear problems and sore gums. It restores vitality in the body and mind, easing headaches and migraines. Violet colour contains in eggplant, berries, black-carrots and purple grapes.