Sanjivani Booti

The famous herb of Indian mythology, Sanjivani Booti, which saved the life of Laxman in Ramayana, is being studied these days by scientists for its gifted quality of surviving without water.Scientists from the National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) are trying to know what made the plant to survive for 300 years, and for this they have also started a five year programme for studying the factors or genes that help the herb to live so long and survive from drought conditions.