Rudraksha belonging to the family Elaeocarpeaceae is popular in indigenous system of medicine including Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani. This plant is native to India, Nepal, Indonesia, Australia, and other countries. The best variety of the Rudraksha is from Nepal. Many scientific studies carried out show that Rudraksha has anti-ageing, anti-anxiety, anti-depressant, anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory, sedative, anti-convulsive, anti-hypertensive and anti-fungal properties. Rudraksha bead is one of the sacred aspects of Indian culture due to its long association with spirituality and the medicinal values both as a preventive and curative. In Ayurveda, it is used as cerebral sedative, expectorant, liver tonic and is useful in epileptic fits, manic conditions, mental disorders, convulsions, insomnia, hypertension etc. The fruit of Rudraksha cools down the body temperature and calms the mind. Rudraksha beads possess various pharmacological properties which include analgesic an...