Divine effects of Rudraksha: from various researches

   The creation of Rudraksha oil blends starts from the very beginning of our research, at Feb-16. Below: fragments of various researches from ResearchGate -global researches library. Its significant, that scientists from all around the world exploring different properties of Rudraksha, usually without even mentioning the word "Rudraksha". As Elaeocarpus includes more than 300 species, we see its good to browse them to make an overview. Now I briefly read all I could |some researches requires the permission from the authors| from Burma, China, UK, Mauritus, Lao, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia.

Antioxidative and Antibacterial effects of Rudraksha oil

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   "The current study ascertains the antioxidative capacity and antibacterial activity of ethanolic and aqueous extracts of Indian olive, Elaeocarpus floribundus fruit extracts. The antibacterial activity of ethanolic olive seed (OSE) and mesocarp-epicarp extracts (OMeE) and aqueous olive seed (AqOSE) and mesocarp-epicarp extracts (AqOMeE) was determined against gram-positive (Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus) and gram-negative (Escherichia coli and Proteus vulgaris) clinical bacteria, by agar-well diffusion method. The antibiotic sensitivity of the bacterial isolates was determined by disc diffusion. The bioactive components, such as TFC (total flavonoids content), TTC (total tannins content) and TPC (total phenolics content) of the olive fruit test extracts were measured spectrophotometrically, while their antioxidant activity were assessed in DPPH system, and the IC50 values were determined. The top zone diameter of inhibition (ZDI; 22 mm) was recorded against S. aureus, due to the action of OMeE. The highest TFC, TTC and TPC, as found in the OSE, were 2.82 ± 0.11 mg/g, 2.02 ± 0.17 mg/g and 8.60 ± 0.52 mg/g, respectively, and the OSE antioxidative activity ranged 43.473 - 92.42%, with IC50 value 1.12 mg/ml. The E. floribundus fruits available from local niches might be utilised as a rich source of plant-based natural antioxidants, and as the non-antibiotic biotherapeutics against bacterial infection to humans".

pharmacological properties of Rudraksha

"The use of Elaeocarpus floribundus as an edible oil is a very interesting tradition." - quote of other research from Myanmar.

    Next work from the University of Mauritius

"One element to consider that has attracted researchers to this plant is the wide array of pharmacological potential that the Elaeocarpaceae family has been highlighted for. The Eleocarpaceae is well known for the presence of indolizidine alkaloid and inhibitory properties against glucosidases. Another facet of interest is potentially of multitude cucurbitacin in the Elaeocarpaceae family which has documented to possess a diversity of health benefits. Various compounds have been isolated from different species of the genus Elaeocarpus such as the cucurbitacins D and F, 1,2,3,4,6-penta-O-galloyl-b-d-glucose, and rudrakine that has been associated with therapeutic effects on many diseases. The aim is to bring to light this highly undocumented plant and existing pharmacological activities that have been expressed by parts of the plant. Current findings on E. floribundus have shown a plethora of phytochemicals especially phenolic compounds. It has also been reported to exhibit antibacterial, inhibitory action against glucosidases and also interesting inhibitory effect against HeLa cancer cell as well as strong cytotoxic activities on the proliferation of four human cancer cells. Thus, this plant has realm of possibility to be used in treatment of diabetes, cancer, and infectious diseases. This amalgamation of ethnobotanical and pharmacological data would enable a well-rounded understanding of Elaeocarpus floribundus and its wider potential. The highlights so far have been attractive and promise potential outlets with different pharmacological properties." Source.

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Germination of Rudraksha seeds

    "The seeds of Elaeocarpus serratus, a tropical underutilized fruit tree are characterized by hard seed coat and consequent poor water uptake and low germination. To improve the regeneration through seeds, various parameters such as viability of seeds, water uptake, and effect of seed mass on germination and pretreatments were performed using a completely randomized design (CRD). Tetrazolium (TZ) test was conducted using fresh, mature seeds revealed 50 ± 2.56% mean viability. Seeds of different weight classes showed similar pattern of water uptake and the saturation level was achieved at 60 hrs of soaking. Seeds belong to weight class 2.6-3.5g were germinated (12.5 ± 1.26%) with 175 ± 1.75 days (d) of mean time taken for germination (MTG). Germination capacity of seeds varied significantly among different populations and Varkala population gave 12.5 ± 1.1% germination with 174.6 ± 2.5 d MTG. Among various seed treatments, mechanical scarification was superior in germination and significant reduction in MTG (p ≤ 0.05). The mechanical scarification by complete removal of seed coat resulted in 49.2 ± 1.52% germination within a short period of time (9.52 ± 0.89 d MTG). However, the complete removal of seed coat without damaging to embryo is a difficult task. An alternate treatment (Mechanical scarification II) by making cracks on nut faces vertically followed by soaking in distilled water for 24 hrs gave 48.4 ± 1.73% germination with significantly reduced MTG (12.14 ± 0.56 d) over unsoaked, untreated control (6.5 ± 1.84% germination and 197.18 ± 1.79 d MTG; p ≤ 0.05). This treatment (Mechanical scarification II) is therefore recommended for E. serratus seeds as it can adopt easily and can achieve 7 fold increases in germination over control. The recorded germination through mechanical scarification is in tune with realized viability percentage of the seeds.
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Isolation and Identification of an Endophytic Fungus From the Leaves of Elaeocarpus sphaericus (Gaertn.) K.Schum

By University of Calicut, Malappuram, India
"Conclusion
Endophytic fungi have proven to be rich
sources of novel natural compounds with a
wide spectrum of biological activities. This
study revealed that this endophytic fungus
showed a significant antibacterial activity"
(PDF) Isolation and Identification of Three Bioactive Compounds from Endophytic Fungus Trichoderma sp.. Available from

super rudrakshas

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A new anti-inflammatory phenolic monosaccharide from the australian native rainforest plant elaeocarpus eumundi

Chemical analysis of the ethanolic extract of the Australian rainforest plant Elaeocarpus eumundi yielded a new phenolic monosaccharide (1) and the known dihydropieceid (2). The structures of both compounds were elucidated based on the spectroscopic methods including UV, HR-ESIMS and 1D, 2D NMR data. Compounds 1 and 2 exhibited good anti-inflammatory activity in LPS and IFN-γ activated RAW 264.7 macrophage cells.

picture to anti-inflammatory effects of Rudraksha

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Ethnobotany and Pharmacological Uses of Elaeocarpus floribundus Blume (Elaeocarpaceae): Ethnobotany and Physiology

 "One element to consider that has attracted researchers to this plant is the wide array of pharmacological potential that the Elaeocarpaceae family has been highlighted for. The Eleocarpaceae is well known for the presence of indolizidine alkaloid and inhibitory properties against glucosidases. Another facet of interest is potentially of multitude cucurbitacin in the Elaeocarpaceae family which has documented to possess a diversity of health benefits. Various compounds have been isolated from different species of the genus Elaeocarpus such as the cucurbitacins D and F, 1,2,3,4,6-penta-O-galloyl-b-d-glucose, and rudrakine that has been associated with therapeutic effects on many diseases. The aim is to bring to light this highly undocumented plant and existing pharmacological activities that have been expressed by parts of the plant. Current findings on E. floribundus have shown a plethora of phytochemicals especially phenolic compounds. It has also been reported to exhibit antibacterial, inhibitory action against glucosidases and also interesting inhibitory effect against HeLa cancer cell as well as strong cytotoxic activities on the proliferation of four human cancer cells. Thus, this plant has realm of possibility to be used in treatment of diabetes, cancer, and infectious diseases. This amalgamation of ethnobotanical and pharmacological data would enable a well-rounded understanding of Elaeocarpus floribundus and its wider potential. The highlights so far have been attractive and promise potential outlets with different pharmacological properties."