Rudraksha/ blueberry beads
| Botanical Name: | Elaeocarpus ganitrus |
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| English Name: | blueberry beads |
| Local Name: | Rudraksha |
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Unique identification feature
- 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.
Unique identification feature
- Leaffall - EvergreenFlowering - Nov. to DecemberFruiting - January to February
Planting and Care
- The beads, bark and leaves of Rudraksha all are used to cure various ailments like mental disorders, headache, fever, skin diseases etc.Rudraksha may be worn either on arm, wrist or other parts of the body.
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