vedic astrology,

According to vedic astrology, the fingers on our hands correspond to the five elements:

• the little finger represents Earth
• the ring finger represents Water
• the middle finger represents Air
• the index finger represents Ether (Akasha)
• the thumb represents Fire

The planets ruling these fingers and elements are:

• Mercury (earth/little finger)
• Sun or Moon (water/ring finger)
• Saturn (air/middle finger)
• Jupiter (ether/index finger)
• No specific planet rules the thumb

By wearing gems related to the planets and elements on the appropriate fingers one can amplify the powers of the elements, counter negative influences of planets and enhance their benign influences on human life and body. The process not only effectively reduces possibilities of diseases caused by the malefic influences of planets by augmenting the powers of the elements, it also helps in the curing process.

The chart given below shows the gems that correspond to the planets:

Planets	Gems
Sun	Ruby
Moon	Pearl
Mars	Red Coral
Mercury	Emerald
Jupiter	Yellow Sapphire
Venus	Diamond
Saturn	Blue Sapphire
Rahu North Lunar Node	Garnet
Ketu South Lunar Node	Cat's Eye