Rainbow of Emotion

Color Highs
Do flowers have therapeutic effects? In the floral industry, the positive impact of flowers is witnessed everyday. To demonstrate the validity of this idea, researchers at Rutgers University put it to the test. They determined that people who get flowers experience an elevation in mood that lasts for days. Those who have long believed in the restorative power of flowers — like Chinese healers — say that it doesn't stop there. You can use flowers to summon up a variety of emotions; the secret is in the color of the flower.

Different colors create different lightwaves frequencies which travel through the retina and down the optic nerve. This sets off a domino effect of responses in the body. Neurotransmitters are released inducing the production of:

• calming hormones — like melatonin.
• stimulating hormones — like adrenaline.
• mood-boosting hormones — like serotonin.

Red Vitality

• Red activates the adrenal glands, increasing energy levels.
• Therapeutic Flower: Red roses.

Indigo Infusion

• Indigo stimulates the brain's pineal gland — the regulator of sleep patterns.
• Indigo frees the mind of worries, fear, and inhibition.
• Therapeutic Flower: Irises.

Yellow Clarity

• Yellow lightwaves excite the brain, producing alert, clearheaded, and decisive effects.
• Yellow is associated with the sun's rays and daylight, which induce feelings of optimism.
• Therapeutic Flower: Sunflowers.

Blue Hush

• Blue triggers the production of melotonin, a chemical in the brain that encourages relaxation and sound sleep.
• Blue stimulates the release of thyroxin — a hormone that regulates metabolism — from the thyroid gland.
• Therapeutic Flower: Bluebells.

Green Calm

• Green affects the nervous system, resulting in slow, deep breathing, a decrease in stress hormone production, and a relaxed heart.
• Therapeutic Flower: Green zinnias.

Orange Passion

• Orange has powerful beneficial effects on the digestive system and stimulates the sexual organs.
• Orange strengthens the immune system and the lungs, helping ward off spring allergies.
• Therapeutic Flower: Orange daisies.

Violet Satisfaction

• Violet has a cooling effect, relieving heat rash and sunburn, quelling hunger, and balancing metabolism.
• Violet excites the pituitary gland, the area of the brain that releases stress-fighting beta-endorphins.
• Therapeutic Flower: Lilacs.

Sources:
www.aboutflowers.com

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