Believed to assist in the development of clairvoyance and to assist the mind to be pure, hopeful, cheerful, sure, truthful, frank, faithful and sincere. Excites the imagination, calms the mind and helps depression and laziness. Believed also to help skin problems and strengthen the base of spine (when worn as beads of taken in the pocket, is said to calm, over-activity and restlessness, particularly in the young). Used as a symbol of remembrance among parting friends. This comes in deep claret red.