Common Name : Nir Brahmi
Plant Parts Used : Leaves, Stem, Dried whole plant
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Description of Bacopa Monnieri :
Creeping, glabrous, succulent herb, rooting at nodes. Stem 10-30 cm long, 1-2 mm thick, soft, glabrous; branches ascending. Leaves 0.6-2.5 cm long and 3-8mm broad, sessile, obovate-oblong or spatulate, entire, nerves obscure and lower surface dotted. Flowers blue or white with purple veins, axillary and solitary on long pedicels. Capsule ovoid, glabrous, up to 5 mm long. No distinct odour; taste slightly bitter.
Actions and Uses :
Alcoholic extract increases the learning performance of rats and the activity is attributed to saponin mixture consisting of bacosides A, B and other saponins. Other pharmacological effects of the extracts include sedative, antiepileptic, cardiotonic, vascoconstrictor, and anti-inflammatory activity Brain tonic.
Sedation is associated with the therapeutic doses of the drug. |
