Chemical Composition of the Rudraksha Beads:
The Rudraksa beads are mainly plant product that contain Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, and different trace elements in a combined form. The gaseous elements in the following proportion:
Elements Percentage
Carbon 50.024%
Hydrogen 17.798%
Nitrogen 0.9461%
Oxygen 30.4531%
The following elements are also present albeit in less quantities:
Aluminum, Calcium, Chlorine, Copper, Cobalt, Nickel, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorous, Potassium, Sodium, Silicon Oxide and Zinc.
Manufactured Rudraksha Beads generally available in religious fairs etc will not have these properties.