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Elaeocarpus ganitrus - Rudraksha

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[[File:Original Rudraksh 10.JPG|thumb|right|''Rudraksha'', ''Elaeocarpus ganitrus'']]
 '''Rudraksha''' or '''Elaeocarpus ganitrus''', is a large evergreen broad-leaved tree whose seed is traditionally used for prayer beads in Hinduism and Buddhism. The seeds are known as rudraksha, or rudraksh, Sanskrit: rudrākṣa ("Rudra's Tear Drops"). Rudraksha may be produced by several species of Elaeocarpus. 
==Uses==
{{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Heart disease}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|High blood pressure}}, {{Uses|Chicken pox}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Black spots}}, {{Uses|Acne}}, {{Uses|Burning sensation}}
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|15 cm|white White in color|5-10|Flowers Season is June - August}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|simpleSimple|3cm|These fruits are shaped like berries|These fruits are green in color|singleSingle}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
==Where to get the saplings==
==How to plant/cultivate==
The environment and location of Rudraksha trees plays a major role in Plants can be propagated by seeds but the bead formation and best method is air-layering. Air-layering is usually done during the type onset of bead formedthe rainy season.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|temperateTemperate area}}, {{Commonly seen|trophicalTropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
==Photo Gallery==
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  Elaeocarpus ganitrus 06.jpg  |FlowersElaeocarpus ganitrus 0708.jpg|TreeFile:Original Rudraksh 02.JPG|Leaves Elaeocarpus ganitrus 08File:Original Rudraksh 06.jpgJPG|Fruits10mukhiFile:Original Rudraksh 01.gif JPG|Bark11mukhiFile:Rudraksh seeds.gif jpg|Seeds
</gallery>
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://scialert.net/fulltext/?doi=rjmp.2013.23.31 "CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://ommrudraksha.com/rudrakshatree "charecteristics Characteristics of leaves"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[httpshttp://nurserylivevikaspedia.comin/agriculture/buycrop-forestry-seeds-onlineproduction/package-inof-indiapractices/elaeocarpus-ganitrus-rudraksha-0-5medicinal-kgand-seedsaromatic-plants/elaeocarpus-in-india?gclid=CjwKCAjw8r_XBRBkEiwAjWGLlG31FTjbdIFBw6ubd5REv1_CYgzyGyVDyd-R72s4Y17cldQRfJDSoxoC_aoQAvD_BwE "planting"sphaericus Cultivation details]</ref>
</references>
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Elaeocarpaceae]]

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