The name epidote is from the Greek epi, "over," and didonai, "to give," and was intended to describe the enlargement of one side of the crystal in some specimens. Epidote ranges in color from green to brown and black.
Lore
Epidote is associated with transformation and evolution. It is also a stone of empowerment and fulfillment.
"This mineral can provide for increase in that to which one attunes it. This short but clear statement shows that epidote is truly a stone to experience in all aspects of one life" 1
Medicinally epidote is thought to improve one's overall physical well being. "Epidote also works to heal intestinal blockages due to nervous disorders affecting the stomach" 2
Also effective for anxiety attacks.
1) A. Melody "Love is in the Earth- A Kaleidoscope of Crystals" pg. 156
2) Marguerite Elsbeth "Crystal Medicine (More Crystals and New Age)
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