- Scientists from the State Inter University Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics at the Department of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, University of Kerala have decoded the genetic make-up of medicinal plant Arogyapacha (Trichopus zeylanicus).
- It is a highly potent medicinal plant endemic to the Agastya hills in the southern Western Ghats.
- It is known as the ‘miracle plant’and the Kani tribal community uses it as the combat fatigue.
- Studies have also proven its anti-oxidant, aphrodisiac, anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory anti-tumour, anti-ulcer, hepatoprotective and anti-diabetic properties. The genome and annotation data will be a valuable resource to expedite research on Arogyapacha.
