{"id":63317,"date":"2025-09-13T13:56:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T08:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=63317"},"modified":"2025-09-13T13:56:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T08:26:45","slug":"murikooti-pacha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/murikooti-pacha\/","title":{"rendered":"Murikooti Pacha"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Murikooti Pacha Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers at the Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden &amp; Research Institute (JNTBGRI), Palode, have tapped into the wound-healing properties of the red ivy plant, known locally as \u201cmurikooti pacha\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Murikooti Pacha<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Murikooti Pacha or<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Red Ivy plant (Strobilanthes alternate), belongs to the Acanthaceae family.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Other names: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Red Flame Ivy, Purple Waffle Plant.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Habitat &amp; Distribution of Murikooti Pacha<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is native to <\/span><b>tropical Asia,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> particularly Java.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is widely cultivated in India, Indonesia, China, and Japan.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It thrives in <\/span><b>moist, shaded environments<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is commonly found in gardens and as ground cover. \u200b<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Applications of Murikooti Pacha<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Traditional practitioners use its leaf paste applied to <\/span><b>fresh wounds, cuts, ulcers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and inflamed areas to promote healing and reduce inflammation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also its leaf extracts are used traditionally to <\/span><b>treat anemia, gallstones, prolonged menstruation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, hemorrhoids, and diabetes. \u200b<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Features of Wound-Healing Pad<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The key ingredient in the multi-layered wound pad developed by the scientists is <\/span><b>the acteoside molecule<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> derived from the red ivy plant, which has high efficacy even at lower concentrations of 0.2%.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has been designed with a specially engineered <\/span><b>electro-spun nanofiber layer,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> made from biodegradable and non-toxic polymers and is incredibly thin.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Acteoside is a natural compound found in many plants and its pharmacological activities and therapeutic potential is well-known. This is the first time acteoside has been linked to the red ivy plant.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Along with acteoside, it also incorporates the antibiotic neomycin sulfate, blended with FDA-approved polymers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/kerala\/researchers-tap-into-wound-healing-property-of-red-ivy-plant\/article70037542.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TH<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Murikooti Pacha or Red Ivy plant (Strobilanthes alternate), belongs to the Acanthaceae family. 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