TO KNOW MORE ABOUT RUDRAKSHA RUDRAKSHA REFERENCES VEDIC REFERENCES

1. Padma Purana, Chap. 57

2. Mantra Maharnava, verses 158-174

3. Rudraksha Jabala Upanishad

4. Rudraksha Jabala Upanishad

5. Siva Purana (Vidyesvara Samhita), Chap. 23 & 25

IMPORTANT CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH ARTICLES / BOOKS

"Antimicrobial activity of Elaeocarpus sphaericus" by Singh RK, Nath G.,

Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu

University, Varanasi - 221 005.

Anti-inflammatory activity of Elaeocarpus sphaericus fruits extracts in rats" by

R. K. Singh and B. L. Pandey Department of Pharmacology, Institute of

Medical Sciences, Banaras hindu University, Varanasi-221 005

"Pharmacological activity of Elaeocarpus sphaericus" by R. K. Singh, S. B.

Acharya, Dr S. K. Bhattacharya, Department of Pharmacology, Institute of

Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 221 005, India

"A note on rudraksha, Elaeocarpus sphaericus (Gaertn.) K. Schum" by

Krishnamurthy, T.(1964), Indian Forester.

"Anticonvulsant activity of the mixed fatty acids of Elaeocarpus ganitrus roxb.

(Rudraksha)" by Dasgupta A, Agarwal SS, Basu DK., Indian Pharmacology,

1984.

"The Healing Power of Rudraksha" (CD) by H. H. Swami Chinmayananda,

Chinmaya Mission

"Ultra structural basis and function of iridescend blue colour of fruits in

Elaeocarpus" by David W. Lee, Nature, Vol. 349, No.6306, pp. 260-262,1991

"Action of a fraction of Elaeocarpus Ganitrus on Muscles" - Bhattacharya S. S

and Sarkar P. K., R. G. Kar (Medical College Kolcutta)

"Further observations with Elaeocarpus Ganitrus on Normal and Hypodynamic

Heart" - by Sarkar. P. K., Bhattacharya S. S and Sengupta S. S., Department

of Pharmacology, Medical College, Kollcutta

"Celled stone of Elaeocarpus ganitrus Roxb" - by Oza. GM, Current Science,

1972

Isolation of microsatellite loci from a rainforest tree, Elaeocarpus grandis (Elaeocarpaceae), and amplification across closely related taxa" - R. C Jones, J

McNally, M Rossetto (Molecular Ecology Notes, 2002)

"More about Rudraksha" by Joyce Diamanti, 2001, The Bead Society of

Greater Washington Newsletter

"Notes on The Botanical Identity of Beads Found Under The Name: Rudraksha"

- by Yelne, M. B., BIORHYTHM, AYU. ACADEMY SERIES, 1995

"Pharmacological investigations on Elaeocarpus ganitrus." by Bhattacharya SK,

Debnath PK, Pandey VB, Sanyal AK., Planta Med. 1975

Regeneration status and population structure of Rudraksh (Elaeocarpus

ganitrus Roxb.) in relation to cultural disturbances in tropical wet evergreen

forest of Arunachal Pradesh" - Bhuyan, Putul; Khan, M. L. and Tripathi, R. S.

2002.

"Rudraksa Properties and Biomedical Implications" by Subas Rai,2000.

"Rudraksam" by N. Swarnalatha (Journal of Sukrtindra Oriental Research

Institute, Vol. II, No. 1, Oct. 2000)

"Rudraksha - A Religious Tree and Its Economic Importance" - by Mitra, B.,

Das Gupta, R., & Sur, P. R., Ethnobotany in India, Scientific Publishers,

Jodhpur, 1992.

"Rudraksha - Not Just a Spiritual Symbol But Also a Medicinal Remedy" -

Dennis, T. J. (1993), Sachitra Ayurved (on Elaeocarpus ganitrus Roxb)

"Rudraksha therapy for perfect health" by Panduranga Rao, J. I.,

Sathyanarayana Swamy, K., International Institute of Ayurveda AVR

Educational Foundation of Ayurveda, 1995

"Scientific appraisal of rudraksha (Elaeocarpus ganitrus): chemical and

pharmacological studies" - Pandey, V. B. and S. K. Bhattacharya (1985).

IMPORTANT BOOKS ABOUT RUDRAKSHA

"Gems Therapy" by Dr. Mahan Vir Tulli

"Numerology, Gemology and Rudraksha" by Pravin S. R. Bhatia

"Gems and Rudraksha" by Anil Gupta.

"Gorakhnath and The Kanphata Yogis" by George Weston Briggs

"Rudraksh" by S M Khatri

"ThePower of Rudraksha" - by Kamal Narayan Seetha

"Rudraksha (The Mystic Seed)" by Shubhakran K. T

Rudraksha The Mystic Seed Book-2 by Sahitya Academy "Rudraksha Mahatmyam" - by Narain Bhatia

"Rudraksha Mahima" by D. H. Junnarkar, published by Messrs. Sharada

Sahitya

"Rudraksha The Eyes of Rudra" (eBook) by TSV Hari

"Rudraksha Therapy" by DharmaDeva Arya

"Rudraksha" by David W. Lee.

"Rudraksha" by Dr. Vanamala Parthasarathy

"Rudraksha" by Narain Bhatia, Central Chinmaya Mission Trust

"Significance of Rudraksha" - by Pujya Gurudev Shreesadhak Satyam

Rudraksha Magic- Dr.Mohan Makkar,Dr.Geetha Raksha with Rudraksha By Shree Shoppe