For centuries, amethyst has been widely regarded as an extremely powerful stone with protective powers . Since the time of the ancient Romans, it has been reported to have a strong supporting and purifying power, banishing insomnia and nightmares. To this day, amethyst is considered in literature as a stone of calmness, which drives away stress and negative emotions, calms fears, anger, worries and anger, increases hope, drives away guilt, sharpens the mind. Amethyst in folk tradition is a stone of true, pure love that strengthens fidelity . It helps concentration, accepting new ideas, adds decisiveness, develops intuition, supports the transformation of intentions into reality. The ancient Romans used it when drinking copious amounts of wine because they believed that amethyst would help them get rid of drunkenness and hangovers. Since then, amethyst has been reported to help with alcoholism and other addictions.