It is an accepted fact that Rudraksha beads can remedy the negative planetary influences and also have medicinal properties to cure several diseases. With this increasiong popularity of rudraksha some people have started selling fake beads made of wood and plastic which looks like the real. Even some Marketing Companies are selling such rudrakshas through publicity activity through TV by reputed models and actors and cheating the public.

Don't be duped by vendors who try to sell rudraksha beads by passing them on as collectors item with clear impressions of trisul, shivlinga or shiva itself as this is carved on a five mukhi rudraksha mainly or made of plastic. Tests like the one which sinks in water is original and the one which floats in water is duplicate also does not hold right in the case of Rudraksha beads. Even the ones made of wood can sink in water if they are impregnated with lead or some heavy ingredients.However by using a magnifying glass one may check if there is any glued joints or carved lines in the bead and if found it's a fake.Also do not buy rudraksha broken from any end. I more thing I have noticed about rudraksha is that any scanner of energy can feel the vibration from a genuine Rudraksha while a duplicate Rudraksha bead does not generate any sensation.

It is always better to procure Rudraksha from a reliable source to get genuine rudraksha beads.

Research has proved that a Rudraksha can cure several diseases. Rudraksha Therapy is proved to be better than magnetic therapy in curing diseases. I have given descriptions for 1-21 mukhi rudraksha and other special rudraksha's, their astrological impacts, health benefits and rudraksha mantra's in my Blog "The Power of Rudraksha Beads".