Hessonite garnet is a pellucid gemstone. It ranks 6.5 to 7 moh's scale .It is basically a type of garnet and known as "gomedha" in hindi language and sanskrit. It is available in two colors golden and cinnamon. The combination of honey, blood and orange resembles the perfect color of the hessonite garnet. The darkest garnet should not be worn. It can be replaced by orange zircon.
Wearing hessonite garnet brings peace, prosperity and fame. It also protects us from rivalries and helps us to fight against all the odds consumed in us. Brilliant scientists prefer this stone. It gives good hale and defend us from evil spirit. Rahu rules this stone. This stone works in the moon's ascending node, which is basically an instinctual entity. Wearing this stone up to at least 2 carats bring success told by the intellectuals. It cures the disease given by the rahu and ketu and that's why it is the most favored stone in the garnet group. It is believed that this stone should be set in the silver jewelry and worn in a middle finger so when its on it opens the sahashara chakra which rahu effects. It makes the person to enter into the new way of thinking about his life and re-inventing the self control inside. It removes depression.
The ultra violet color in hessonite is the coldest ray. A flawed hessonite should not be worn. A flawed hessonite is having blue or white color. Wearing gomedha with red color is bad for health and also the mixture of mica in this stone ruins health.
Hessonite garnet is most popular gemstone in India because it was first located in Ceylon known as the "LAND OF SPIECES". It is most popular among the Indian astrological circle as a "gem of rahu". Astrologically it is worn on Saturday because it is the day of Saturn that is "rahu". The gem which is purchased should have inclusions visible in it. It is one of the navgraha stones.
Hassonite Garnet or gomed should be made in gold or silver and it should be of weight atleast 6 caret. It should be worn in middle finger and the auspicious day is Saturday. The gem stone should be worn in right finger of the men and women in the left finger. More of all, one can also take the guideline and help of a renowned astrologer on this stone and to know more benefits and how it uses bring positive impact on an individual life.