Bacopa, Brahmi

Brahmi (Ayurveda)
Brahmi (Unani)

M. Blanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875)

Bacopa monnieri
(Photo by Forest & Kim Starr) (Wikimedia)

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Botanical name:
Bacopa monnieri (syn. B. monniera, Herpestis monniera, Moniera cuneifolia)

Parts used:
Whole plant

Temperature & Taste:
Neutral/slightly Warm. Bitter.

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Uses:
1. Settles Wind, Calms the Mind:
-Neurasthenia, Nervous Breakdown
-Anxiety, Anxiety neurosis
-Convulsions, Epilepsy, Hysteria
-Insanity, Mental Illness
-Addiction and Withdrawal
-also for Hypertension and Angina
-the extract was also found to be a potent analgesic

2. Benefits Brain
-enhances learning and memory (proven effect)
-Senile Dementia, Alzheimer's
-improves intellect (proven effect)
-beneficial for those doing lots of mental work or study
-Headache due to mental exhaustion
-also reputedly effective for Hydrocephalus

3. Clears Heat and Toxin:
-Fever; Malarial Fever
-Hoarseness, Bronchitis
-Hepato-protective
-Snake Bite

4. Benefits Stomach:
-Indigestion (especially related to stress)
-recently used for Irritable Bowel Syndrome with success

5. Benefits the Uterus:
-Infertility
-threatened Miscarriage (Charaka)

6. Externally:
-Skin diseases
-Ulcers

Dose:
Powder of the Whole Plant: 3–5 grams

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Main Combinations:
1. To enhance Mental function, Memory and Learning:
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6. Alzheimer's Disease:
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11. Convulsions and Nervous Debility:
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14. Heat-Toxin skin diseases:
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Major Formulas:
Brahmi Ghirta

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Cautions:
High doses aggravate Pitta (Bile)

Drug Interaction:
May interact with anti-seizure, antipsychotic, and antidepressant medication

Main Preparations used: