Bacopa, Brahmi

Brahmi (Ayurveda)
Brahmi (Unani)
Picture M. Blanco, Flora de Filipinas. (1875)

Picture 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.

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

Comment:


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Main Combinations:


1. To enhance Mental function, Memory and Learning:
i. whole plant of Bacopa is heated in Ghee, strained, and a teaspoon taken every morning
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2. To benefits Students and those doing lots of mental work:
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3. Retarded or delayed development:
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4. Insanity, Psychosis:
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5. Epilepsy, Insanity, Infertility, Mental Retardation, Bacopa with … available in PRO version
6. Alzheimer’s Disease:
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7. Parkinson’s Disease, Bacopa, … available in PRO version
8. Anxiety, Nervousness:
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9. Depression, Bacopa with … available in PRO version
10. Addiction or Withdrawal, Bacopa with … available in PRO version
11. Convulsions and Nervous Debility:
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12. Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Bacopa with … available in PRO version
13. Hoarseness, Bacopa, … available in PRO version
14. Heat-Toxin skin diseases:
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15. Cataract, Bacopa, … available in PRO version

Major Formulas:


Brahmi Ghirta

Cautions:


High doses aggravate Pitta (Bile)

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

Main Preparations used: