Brahmi

Botanical Name

Bacopa Monnieri

Family

Scropularaceae

Sanskrit:

Brahmi

English

Indian Pennywort

Hindi

Barmi

Kannada

Brahmi

Malayalam

 

Telugu

Sambarenu

Tamil

Neera, Brahmi

Marathi

 

Distribution:

Commonest in moist places throught india

Parts Used:

Whole Plant

Dose:

1-2gm

Chemical Constituents

Ascorbic acid,nicotinic acid,brahmine

Ayurvedic Properties:

Quality (Guna)

Laghu

Taste (Rasa)

Tikta, Kashaya

Metabolism (Vipaka)

Madura

Potency (Virya)

Sita

Impact (Prabhava)

Medhya,Rasayana

Pharmacological Action:

  • Kaphapittahara
  • Medhya property of bramhi helps to increases cerebral blood flow
  • Rsayana, it increase genaal immunity
  • It acts as strengthening agent

Therapeutic Uses

  • Apasmara
  • Pramehae

Some of the common formulations

  • Brahmi ghrita
  • Brahmi gulika
  • Brahmi taila