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DH Popcorn | Way to gauAn earlier project to find the mythical jadibooti Sanjeevani, the herb that revives Lakshmana in the Ramayana, had similarly run aground.
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<div class="paragraphs"><p>A representative image of a cow.</p></div>

A representative image of a cow.

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A project funded by Madhya Pradesh to study a potential cure for cancer with cow urine, cow dung and milk has run into controversy. Turns out the Rs 3.5 crore granted for the research at a university in Jabalpur wasn’t put to proper use. An earlier project to find the mythical jadibooti Sanjeevani, the herb that revives Lakshmana in the Ramayana, had similarly run aground. A lot of public money was spent, and the jadi was elusive, but you can be sure someone found the booty.

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(Published 16 January 2026, 07:59 IST)