About Rudraksha

Rudraksha

Rudraksha is a sacred plant whose seed is the bearer of multiple benefits, described and indicated by multiple sacred writings in various ages.

Rudraksha have been worn for thousands of years by human beings, guaranteeing a calmer and more stable mind, along with healthy benefits of a physical, energetic and vibrational nature.

Botanical Name: Elaeocarpus Ganitrus Roxb.
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnolipsida
Family: Eleocarpaceae
Genus: Elaeocarpus
Type: E. serratus Linn, Eganitrus, Roxb, etc.

The tree

Rudraksha is a tree known as Elaeocarpus Ganitrus Roxb.

There are 38 varieties of Rudraksha trees and can grow from sea level up to over 2000 meters ... it grows spontaneously in tropical and subtropical areas.
This tree lives only in specific areas of the planet such as: Himalaya Nepal, Indonesia, India, Sry Lanka, Burma, Myanmar, Tibet, Thailand, Malaysia, New Zealand, New Calidonia, Fiji, Philippines, South China, Japan and Hawaii, Australia ...

The trunk of the Rudraksha tree is cylindrical with a grayish white bark and rough with leaves (similar to mango), they are wide and always green.

Seeding takes about 1-2 years to germinate and requires a lot of care and an appropriate climate of 25-30 C to grow and give the first fruit after about 5-6 years.

The tree can reach a height of 15 - 30 meters in relation to the climate and conditions from the surrounding area.

Origin

The word Rudraksha in Sanskrit means "Shiva's ecstatic tear".

Eleocarpus is a Greek word formed by the combination of Elaei and Carpus, in Greek Elaei means wild olive and Carpus means fruit coming from wild olive trees.

During the flowering period, which takes place between May June and July, the Rudraksha tree fills with white flowers, then turns into an olive-colored fruit and matures to take a blue color similar to that of blueberries.

The most valuable Rudraksha quality is that coming from the north-eastern area of the Himalayas in Nepal, which is harvested from the end of September to mid-December.

The seed of Rudraksha is covered by a husk, which in the harvesting period is left to macerate in water for a certain number of days. Removed the husk inside we find the seed of Rudraksha whose shape is normally round.

The seed

The Rudraksha has a natural hole in the center from which the seed is nourished in the growing period, in the external part there are lines that are called mukhi, based on the number of faces the seed has different benefits and therefore properties.

In ancient sacred texts the seeds of Rudraksha are mentioned for their extraordinary beneficial qualities, for over 5000 years Hindu, Buddhist, Taoist and not only sacred texts ... they treat the many benefits.

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