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Imperial Journal of Interdisciplinary Research (IJIR) Vol-3, Issue-1, 2017 ISSN: 2454-1362, http://www.onlinejournal.in Elaeocarpus Ganitrus (Rudraksha) Medicinal Use in Modern Time Amita Tilak* 1, Sudhir Singh Gangwar2, R. N. Thakur3, Ranjana Sharma4 G.S.V.M.Medical College Kanpur, UP, India Abstract: Elaeocarpus Ganitrus is a plant which is animals, particularly as a source of food. So man probably has been used for medicinal and spiritual had to differentiate between harmful, poisonous, department from mythological time. This plant is a and useful natural products. Some were found large ever-green tree inhabitant to India, Nepal functional as food whereas others had favorable and Indonesia, Australia, Java and other country effects against various diseases 1-3. This is how the is prominent for its natural electromagnetic seed information of drugs from natural sources got frequently known as Rudraksha. The species belong developed. The recovery of plant based medicine is to genus Elaeocarpus have been claimed to exhibit mainly due to the mounting evidence and Antiageing, Antianxiety, Antidepressant, realization of the health hazards associated with the Antidiabetic, Anti-inflammatory, Sedative, harmful side effects of many synthetic medicines Anticonvulsive, Antihypertensive and antifungal and also the hazards associated with the properties .Elaeocarpus ganitrus seeds have indiscriminate use of modern medicine such as implausible power to control brain electromagnetic antibiotics, steroids and other synthetic drugs. The impulse so it helps human brain to focus on a increasing popularity in plant-based drugs is now single target and help us to make use of our brain felt all over the world leading to a fast growing power ultimately and look after our brain from market for plant based drugs / pharmaceuticals, malevolent thought and activity. It affects both the nutraceuticals, functional foods and even cosmetics grey matter and white matter of our nervures product4-5. Elaeocarpus ganitrus plant, having system so some time develops the 6th sense in our ethno medicinal claims, with regards to their body. owing to its constructive electromagnetic phytoconstituent, pharmacological profiles and property it control body bioelectrical energy there other allied activities. The species belonging by heals continually various diseases like BP, Elaeocarpus have been claimed to exhibit Heart Rate, and Diabetics, Antiageing, Sedative, Antiageing, Antianxiety, and Antidepressant, gynecological problem, Antianxiety neurological Antidiabetic, Anti-inflammatory, Sedative, disorders, mental problem, spiritual gain, Anticonvulsive, Antihypertensive and antifungal insomnia, rheumatism, Antiageing and properties 6. immunomodulatory property, Developing six sense, Antibacterial and other medicinal problem. This ELAEOCARPUS GANITRUS ROXB. present review focus to explain botanical, ethno medicinal, pharmacological, Biological property of Elaeocarpus is a genus and included to family Elaeocarpus Ganitrus seed or Rudraksha to Elaeocarpaceae contains tropical and subtropical modern time. evergreen trees and shrubs of india . Nearly 400 species of Elaeocarpus trees are found around the Keywords: Rudraksha, Antiageing, electromagnetic world. It is widely distributed from Madagascar in impulse, Elaeocarpus Ganitrus the west through India, Southeast Asia, Malaysia, Southern China, and Japan, through Australia to Introduction: Plants are across the world New Zealand, Fiji, and Hawaii in the east with its recognized as a vital component of the world’s approximately 350 species. About 120 species biological diversity and an essential resource for the belonging to this genus from diverse parts of Asia planet. The art of healing has its origin in the and out of this, 25 species occur in India only7-8 antiquity of human civilization. One of the oldest human activities was the study of plants and Imperial Journal of Interdisciplinary Research (IJIR) Page 1531 Imperial Journal of Interdisciplinary Research (IJIR) Vol-3, Issue-1, 2017 ISSN: 2454-1362, http://www.onlinejournal.in Figure: Elaeocarpus ganitrus Bead Fig: Elaeocarpus ganitrus Plant Elaeocarpus ganitrus Roxb. Elaeocarpus ganitrus Beads helps therapeutic healing of various body diseases chronically due to Taxonomy its electromagnetic property also by virtue of acupressure and biomagnetic therapy and Kingdom: Plantae; Subkingdom: Tracheobionta; piezoelectric consequence that define it has the Superdivison;spermatophyta;Division: ability to generate electric charge in response to Magnoliophyta;Class: Magnoliopsida; Subclass: applied mechanical stress. When it touches to Dillenlidae; Order: Malvales; Family: human body it control human bioelectric energy Elaeocarpaceae; and give the wearer better coordination with his Genus:Elaeocarpus;Species:ganitrus. Botanical body and mind giving better concentration, mental Source: Elaeocarpus ganitrus Roxb10-11. strength and Antiageing property8-9. Imperial Journal of Interdisciplinary Research (IJIR) Page 1532 Imperial Journal of Interdisciplinary Research (IJIR) Vol-3, Issue-1, 2017 ISSN: 2454-1362, http://www.onlinejournal.in Vernacular Name(s) English Litrasum bead Bengali Rudrakaya Hindi Rudraksha Kannada Rudrakshi Sanskrit Rudraksha Tamil Aakkam Telugu Akkamrudrakai Greek Elaeocarpus Medicinal use of Elaeocarpus beads according to Ayurveda Types of Rudrakasha Uses One Face Rudrakasha bead This type of Rudraksha symbolizes Lord Shiva himself. It enhance the mental concentration and mental constitution of the wearer. Useful for headache, heart disease, blood pressure and right eye imperfection. Two Faces Rudrakasha bead First-class for mental peace and pregnancy. Employ for left eye defect, diseases of heart, lung, brain, kidney and intestine. It gives a blessing of happy family, improved relationships with all people around as well as getting a suitable match. Three faces Rudrakasha bead optional for: Blood defect, plague, small pox, digestive problems, blood pressure, weakness, disturbed menstrual cycle, spontaneous abortion and ulcer. It is helpful for those people also who experience self hatred or mental stress and it makes a person energetic via freeing him from laziness. Mental Peace. Four Faces Rudrakasha bead Utilize for Mental disease, paralysis, arthritis, yellow fever, and nasal disease. Five Faces Rudrakasha bead Recommended for: Bone marrow, liver, kidney, feet, thigh, ear, diseases of fat and diabetes. Six Faces Rudrakasha bead optional for: Eyes, reproductive organs, urinary tract, prostate, mouth and throat. Seven Faces Rudrakasha bead Recommended for: Weakness, colic pain, handicappers, pain in bone and muscles, paralysis, long term disease, impotency, worries and hopelessness. Eight Faces Rudrakasha bead Recommended for: Lung, feet, skin and eye catarrhisis, hydrosol, airtracia. This Rudraksha also increases the stability of mind so that the wearer is able to remain more peaceful and calm. Nine Faces Rudrakasha bead Recommended for: Lung diseases, fever, eye pain, bowel pain, skin disease, body pain. Ten Faces Rudrakasha bead Recommended for: Pacifying all the bad planets effect on our body. Eleven Faces Rudrakasha bead Maintenance of entire neurophysiology, neuronal disorder. Twelve Faces Rudrakasha bead Use for Heart, lung, and skin disease, hiatus of stomach, esophagus, and bowel problems. Thirteen Faces Rudrakasha bead Recommended for: Meditation and spiritual attainments Fourteen Faces Rudrakasha bead Safety and riches, provides miraculous cures to several ailments. This Rudraksha activates the Ajna Chakra located between the two Eyebrows thereby giving the wearer an ability to create in your mind the future so that he is able to make correct decisions. Fifteen Faces Rudrakasha bead It is best for curing diseases like skin diseases, recurring miscarriage, still birth etc. Fifteen mukhi Rudraksha is deliberate as an approval for women who are incapable to imagine and in such case both the partner should wear it for fruitfulness. Sixteen Faces Rudrakasha bead It is used for curing the diseases like leprosy, tuberculosis, cor-pulmonale, lung diseases, etc. Seventeen Faces Rudrakasha It is best for the treating diseases like memory lapse, body functional bead disorders, etc. Eighteen Faces Rudrakasha bead Its treatment is best for prevent and curing diseases like mental in Imperial Journal of Interdisciplinary Research (IJIR) Page 1533 Imperial Journal of Interdisciplinary Research (IJIR) Vol-3, Issue-1, 2017 ISSN: 2454-1362, http://www.onlinejournal.in harmonization, loss of power, etc. Nineteen Mukhi Rudraksha bead Nineteen Mukhi Rudrakasha eradicate the diseases like blood disorder, spinal disorder etc. Twenty Mukhi Rudrakasha bead It is used as medical cure for eyesight problem and snake bites. Twenty One Mukhi Rudrakasha Only twenty one Mukhi Rudraksha has deep-rooted medical healing and it bead eliminates every form of diseases. Trijuti/Tribhagi Rudrakasha bead Trijuti Rudrakasha is best for keeping diseases like internal and external body disorders at bark. Gauri Shankar Rudrakasha bead It is used for the treatment of diseases like sexual problems, behavioral disorders, etc. Ganesh Rudrakasha It is used for wisdom, learning, prudence, and power. Elaeocarpus Ganitrous Rudraksha Antiageing, Immunomodulatory Elaeoctomagnetic property, mental peace property and nervous disease Accupressure and Pzeoelectric property Biomagnetic effect Previous pharmacological Study: (Elaeocarpus ganitrus Roxb) in experimentally induced acute Sarma JK et
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    Arsha Vidya Newsletter Rs. 15/- 'Jnaneshvari during Navaratri at AVG' Vol. 17 October 2016 Issue 10 Individual Care 2 Arsha Vidya Newsletter - October 2016 1 Arsha Vidya Pitham Dr.V.Prathikanti,G.S.Raman Swami Dayananda Ashram Trustees: Dr.L.Mohan rao, Dr Bhagabat sahu, Sri Gangadhareswar Trust Ramesh Bhaurao Girde Rakesh Sharma,V.B.Somasundaram Purani Jhadi, Rishikesh Avinash Narayanprasad Pande and Bhagubhai Tailor. Pin 249 201, Uttarakhanda Madhav Chintaman Kinkhede Ph.0135-2431769 Ramesh alias Nana Pandurang Arsha Vidya Gurukulam Gawande Fax: 0135 2430769 Rajendra Wamanrao Korde Institute of Vedanta and Sanskrit Website: www.dayananda.org Swamini Brahmaprakasananda Sruti Seva Trust Email: [email protected] Anaikatti P.O., Coimbatore 641108 Arsha Vidya Gurukulam Tel. 0422-2657001 Board of Trustees: Institute of Vedanta and Sanskrit Fax 91-0422-2657002 P.O. Box No.1059 Web Site http://www.arshavidya.in Founder : Saylorsburg, PA, 18353, USA Email: [email protected] Brahmaleena Pujya Sri Tel: 570-992-2339 Swami Dayananda Fax: 570-992-7150 Board of Trustees: Saraswati 570-992-9617 Web Site : http://www.arshavidhya.org Founder: Chairman & BooksDept:http://books.arshavidya.org Brahmaleena Pujya Sri Managing Trustee: Swami Dayananda Saraswati Swami Suddhananda Board of Trustees: Saraswati Paramount Trustee: Founder : Vice Chairman: Brahmaleena Pujya Sri Swami Sadatmananda Saraswati Swami Tattvavidananda Swami Dayananda Swami Shankarananda Saraswati Saraswati Saraswati Trustee & Acharya: President: Chairman: Swami Santatmananda Swami Viditatmananda Saraswati R. Santharam Saraswati Vice Presidents: Trustees: Swami Tattvavidananda Saraswati Trustees: Swami Jnanananda Swami Pratyagbodhanada C. Soundar Raj Saraswati Saraswati P.R.Ramasubrahmaneya Rajhah Sri M.G. Srinivasan Ravi Sam Sri Rajinikanth Secretary: S. Pathi Sri M.