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Kani is a tribe living in the Western Ghats area of
Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...
, India.


Background

Their use of the forest plant arogyapacha ('' Trichopus zeylanicus'') as a key ingredient in a herbal remedy called Jeevani was noted by visiting scientists in the 1980s. The formula was eventually developed as a commercial enterprise by Arya Vaidya Pharmacy, with the tribe's Kerala Kani Welfare Trust receiving license fees and royalties. Members have been encouraged to cultivate the plant. A recently discovered species of tree-dwelling
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has been named '' Kani maranjandu'' after the tribe.


References

Social groups of Kerala Scheduled Tribes of India Ethnic groups in India Hindu ethnic groups Indian castes South Indian communities {{India-ethno-stub