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Botanical Name: Bacopa monnieri
Plant Part Used: Herb
Processing Method: Extraction
Bacopa, also called "Brahmi" in India, is a perennial plant native to wetlands of Eastern and southern India, Asia, and Africa. Bacopa is also a non-aromatic herb used as a supplement and is traditionally used as medicine in Ayurveda. The herb contains bioactive constituents called bacosides shown to possess antioxidant effects particularly in the brain. This is the reason why many believe it to be useful in stress disorders and as memory enhancer.
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China, India, Sri Lanka and United States
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Bacopa
SynonymsBRAHMI
Biological SourceBacopa monnieri
Scrophulariaceae
Parts UsedLeaves
Major componentsBacoside A and B
Other constituentsBacosterols;Bacosine;Brahmine;Luteolin;Apigenin;Quercetin;Luteolin;Hersaponin, alkaloids viz. herpestine;Beta-sitosterol glucoside.
Health categoriesStress relief, Nootropic, Memory enhancer
DescriptionIndian Pharmacopoea 2010: Brahmi Extract is obtained by extracting Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri, Fam. Plantaginaceae) from the dried leaves and stems of with aqueous ethanol or any other suitable solvent. Brahmi Extract contains not less than 90.0 per cent w/w and not more than 120.0 percent w/w of bacoside-A (sum of bacoside-A3, bacopaside-II, bacopasaponin-C, jujubogenin isomer of bacopasaponin-C). It is light green to dark green powder with characteristic odor and bitter taste. United States Pharmacopoea: