About Sanjeevani Plant

The scientific name of sanjeevani plant or sanjeevani jadi buti is Selaginella brahaptersis and its origin is believed to be from the Carboniferous era, about thirty billion years ago. Sanjeevani Booti is also a similar plant which is used for medical purposes. According to scientists working on the identification of the genus of Sanjeevani herb, Sanjeevani belongs to the Pteridophya group of plants, which were vascular plants that originated on Earth. He told that if there is no moisture, Sanjeevani withers and becomes like a scab, but in spite of this it survives and later on getting little moisture it blooms again.

sanjeevani plant or sanjeevani jadi buti can grow on stones and dry surface also. Due to this quality, scientists are probing deeply that what kind of gene is found in Sanjeevani, which gives it a different and special status from other plants. Although scientists say that its real identity is also very difficult because many such plants and vegetation grow in the forests, which can be easily deceived. But it is said that the four-inch-sized Sanjivani spreads on the surface instead of increasing in length. Sanjeevani Booti is beneficial in heart stroke, irregular menstruation, at the time of delivery, jaundice.

Sanjeevani Plant / Jadi Buti of Ramayana

The story of Ramayana says that Hanuman brought Sanjeevani herb from the caves of the Himalayas to revive the ‘unconscious’ Lakshmana. This story of Tretayug seems unbelievable to hear today. When Lakshmana fainted, Vaidya Sushen was called from Lanka at the behest of Vibhishana. Sushen said as soon as he came that if anything can save Lakshmana, it is the four herbs – Mritysanjeevani, Vishyakarni, Suvarnakarni and Sandhani Bootis. All these herbs could be found only in the Himalayas.

Hanuman reached the Himalaya Mountains by walking on the sky. Sushen had described Sanjeevani as a herb with a bright aura and a strange smell. There were many such herbs on the mountain. Due to not being recognized, Hanuman ji broke only a part of the mountain and took it away. Hanuman, who reached the battlefield with the mountain, kept the mountain there. Vaidya recognized the Sanjeevani herb and treated Lakshmana. Lakshmana got cured and Rama defeated Ravana in the battle. The mountain brought by Hanuman remained there. Today the whole world knows that mountain by the name of Rumassala mountain.