Healing stones or health stones are inorganic or fossil substances, especially minerals, that are said to have a healing effect in illnesses or to improve one's condition (gemstone therapy; lithotherapy). These effects should, for example, be achieved after “cleaning” and “charging” the healing stones by placing them on affected parts of the body, placing larger stones, placing them in water or creams or wearing them on the body.
There are no scientific indications of a healing effect.