Abstract:

Chromotherapy, sometimes called color therapy, has been around since ancient times. Phototherapy (light therapy) was practiced in ancient Egypt, Greece, China and India. According to ancient Egyptian mythology, the art of chromotherapy was discovered by the god Thoth. Since 2000 BC built the ancient. Egyptians solarium rooms with colored glass to achieve certain therapeutic benefits. They used primary colors (red, blue and yellow) in both forms of treatment with colors: direct exposure to sunlight and indirect healing. In the indirect method, they used such materials as stones, dyes, ointments and plasters as the medium. In ancient Greece the physical nature of color was dominant. Color was intrinsic to healing, which involved restoring balance. In India recommended the ancient Ayurvedic physician Charaka, who lived in the sixth century BC, sunlight to treat a variety of diseases. Avicenna (AD 980) advanced the art of healing using colors. He made clear the vital importance of color in both diagnosis and treatment and developed a chart that related color to temperature and physical condition of the body

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