Botanical name : Bacopa monnieri (Linn.) Pennell
Family : Scrophulariaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Brahmi, Trayamana, Seetakamini, Trayanthi, Bhekaparni
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Kashaya, Tikta
Guna : Lakhu, Teekshna
Virya : Seeta
Vipaka: Madhura
Prabhava: Medhya
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Brahmi
Hindi : Brabmbhi
Malayalam : Brahmi
PLANT DESCRIPTION
Annual creeper grows sticky on ground. Leaves simple, opposite, decussate, sessile, entire, obovate-oblong entire, fleshy and about 1 cm length. Flowers are whitish of bluish white, solitary, arises from the axils. Fruits contain many seeds.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated vata, pitta, skin diseases, neuralgia, inflammations, epilepsy, insanity, ulcers, splenomegali, flatulence, fever, and general debility.
Useful part : Plant as a whole
Photo : Dr. Eby Abraham MD