Rudraksha: The Feel Good Berry

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Rudraksha: The Feel Good Berry

 

Mrs. Gandhi (senior) wore them; so do Yehudi Menuhin, B. K. S.

Iyengar or for that matter Chandrachur Singh. Probably the best of

the berries ever produced in the alternative therapies, is catching

on like never before.

 

Considered a major stress reliever, easer of circulatory problems

and, of course, as the best worry beads, the berry (Elaeocarpus

Ganitrus) was first spotted in Indonesia and is now grown in Nepal

and Haridwar However, because it is expensive, clinical research of

its medicinal properties has not been possible, often resulting in

the berry being subjected to esoteric mumbo jumbo.

 

Says a researcher in Pune, who has done some path-breaking work in

the field. But refuses to be named. "I have found that Rudraksha

helps relieve blood pressure and lessons stress. Soak it in a glass

of water overnight and the next day to relive stomach disorders. Dip

in til (sesamese) oil for 21 days, and apply it on your aching

joints to get relief . Of course, most people who've tried this have

done so along with their regular medicine ." he adds.

 

But "one must approach the Rudraksha with a mixture of open

mindedness, and dogmatism, rationalism as well as emotion, to get

positive feedback, " he says. "That's probably why many who put it

under their pillow have sworn that it cured them of their insomnia."

 

Ancient medical texts claim that the Rudraksha can prevent ageing

and can prolong life. The beads are supposed to be anti-pyretic,

antihelminthic, and antiparalysant and can help balance the vital

chakras of the human body which control bile, wind and phlegm. It

also said to heal those suffering from hypertension and heart

ailments. Besides , as it is completely without any side effects it

cannot do you any harm. That explains why the old materia medica

literature allows its use for menstruating women while banning other

beads and malas.

 

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