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Botanical Name:
Bacopa monnieri
Brahmi consists of dried whole plant of Bacopa monnieri
(Linn.) Wettst., (Synonyms Herpestis monnieria (LiM.) H.B.&
K.), Family Scrophulariaceae
Common Name(s) in English & Indian Languages
Sanskrit: Sarasvati, Kapotavanka
Assamese: Brahmi
English: Thyme Leaved Gratiola
Guajarati: Neerbrahmi, Bamanevari
Hindi: Manduka Parni
Kannada: Nirubrahmi, Valabrahmi, Ondelaga, Mandukaparni
Malayalam: Bhahmi
Marathi: Jalnam, Brahmi, Birami
Oriya: Brahmi
Punjabi: Brahmibuti
Tamil: Nirabrahmi, Brahmi vazhukkai
Telugu: Sambarenu, Sambrani
Urdu: Brahmi
Botanical description:
Bacopa monnieri (Linn.) is a prostrate, juicy, succulent,
glabrous annual herb rooting at the nodes with numerous
ascending branches. Leaves are simple, opposite, decussate,
sessile, obovate-oblong or spatulate, entire, fleshy,
obscurely veined and punctate. Flowers are pale blue or
whitish, axillary, solitary, arranged on long slender
pedicels. Fruits are ovoid, acute, 2-celled, 2-valved
capsules and tipped with style base. Seeds are minute and
numerous
Parts used:
Whole plant
Major chemical constituents:
Alkaloids
Therapeutic uses:
• Disease of skin (Kustha)
• Fever (Jvara)
• Oedema (Sopha)
• Anaemia (Pandu)
• Urinary disorders (Prameha)
• Psychological Disorder (Manasavikara)
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