BACOPA MONNIERI

Family: Scrophulariaceae

Popularly known as ‘Brahmi’ or ‘Water Hyssop’ is a succulent perennial creeper plant, normally found along the marshes and pond edges. It grows in warmer temperature and tropical climate specially in Southern Asia. It thrives in marsh land, developing into dense mats on mudflats.

Active Principle:

From the Aerial plants steroidal saponins including bacosides are extracted.The Standardized extract provides 20 & 40% Bacosides A & B which are pharmacologically active.

Clinical Uses:

Bacopa improves not only memory but also increases intelligence. Assists with A.D.D and Alzheimer’s disease.

Advantages:

• Bacosides facilitates the acquisition, consolidation, retention and recall of learned tasks. Studies conducted by CDRI, have conclusively shown that the power of concentration of students taking Bacopa extract was kept at its optimum level throughout the 3 hours or more.
• It rebuilds the energy reserves and is useful after a nervous breakdown and helps to prevent nervous breakdown.
• It helps to combat stress, improves reflexes and increases mental and physical power.
• No untoward side effects have been reported with Bacopa extract.