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An Indian state has stepped up its search for a mythological herb famous for its power to resurrect people from the dead.
Officials from the state of Uttarakhand believe that Sanjeevani Booti, a plant used by the monkey god Hanuman to bring Lakshmana back to life in the ancient text Ramayana, may lie hidden among the hundreds of indigenous herbs of the Himalayas.
“We strongly believe that the herb exists in Chamoli area of Uttarakhand, but we need funds and expertise to carry our research,” Surendra Singh Negi, the state’s minister for alternative medicine, told the Hindustan Times newspaper.
He said a formal application for resources to help hunt for the elusive herb would be sent to the central government shortly.
The search for Sanjeevani Booti, which ancient texts say is found in a remote mountainous location, has fascinated Indian botanists for centuries.
While many medicines already offered by practitioners of the 5,000-year-old discipline of Ayuverda use the name Sanjeevani, none exactly match the ancient texts’ descriptions of the plant, which some texts claim can glow in the dark.
Tests are being conducted at India’s National Botanical Research Institute on Selaginella Bryopteris, a plant traditionally used medicinally during extreme heat and to treat conditions such as jaundice.
Its ability to lie “dead” for months in time of drought before springing back to bright-green life has led many to connect it to the mythical Sanjeevani.
In 2014, scientists in Kashmir claimed that a “wonder herb” called Rhodiola had unique medicinal properties that could help soldiers adapt to the hostile, low oxygen environment, again prompting many to speculate that the quest for Sanjeevani had ended.
But focus on the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand increased after a team backed by Swami Ramdev, India’s most revered yoga guru, claimed to have spotted the plant in 2008.
Ayuverdic medicine, along with other ancient Indian medicine systems such as yoga and homoeopathy, is enjoying a renaissance under the country’s Hindu nationalist BJP government, which created a separate “Ayush” ministry in 2014.
An Indian state has stepped up its search for a mythological herb famous for its power to resurrect people from the dead.
Officials from the state of Uttarakhand believe that Sanjeevani Booti, a plant used by the monkey god Hanuman to bring Lakshmana back to life in the ancient text Ramayana, may lie hidden among the hundreds of indigenous herbs of the Himalayas.
“We strongly believe that the herb exists in Chamoli area of Uttarakhand, but we need funds and expertise to carry our research,” Surendra Singh Negi, the state’s minister for alternative medicine, told the Hindustan Times newspaper.
He said a formal application for resources to help hunt for the elusive herb would be sent to the central government shortly.
The search for Sanjeevani Booti, which ancient texts say is found in a remote mountainous location, has fascinated Indian botanists for centuries.
While many medicines already offered by practitioners of the 5,000-year-old discipline of Ayuverda use the name Sanjeevani, none exactly match the ancient texts’ descriptions of the plant, which some texts claim can glow in the dark.
Tests are being conducted at India’s National Botanical Research Institute on Selaginella Bryopteris, a plant traditionally used medicinally during extreme heat and to treat conditions such as jaundice.
Its ability to lie “dead” for months in time of drought before springing back to bright-green life has led many to connect it to the mythical Sanjeevani.
In 2014, scientists in Kashmir claimed that a “wonder herb” called Rhodiola had unique medicinal properties that could help soldiers adapt to the hostile, low oxygen environment, again prompting many to speculate that the quest for Sanjeevani had ended.
But focus on the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand increased after a team backed by Swami Ramdev, India’s most revered yoga guru, claimed to have spotted the plant in 2008.
Ayuverdic medicine, along with other ancient Indian medicine systems such as yoga and homoeopathy, is enjoying a renaissance under the country’s Hindu nationalist BJP government, which created a separate “Ayush” ministry in 2014.
Nice scientific explanation.
