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Bacopa monniera

Plant based drugs and formulations are showing a rising trend globally for the health care due to the biosafe attributes they possess over modern synthetic medicines. Amongst the numerous traditional Indian medicinal herbs, standardized extract of Bacopa monniera known as 'Brahmi' in Hindi is finding increasing use as a constituent of modern herbal nutraceuticals aimed at supporting brain and nerve function and enhancing memory, alertness & mental concentration. Bacopa monnieri is commonly known as Brahmi is an annual creeping plant found throughout India in wet, damp and marshy areas. In Ayurvedic medicine this plant is used as a nervine tonic in the management of mental sub-normalcy, instability and epilepsy. Total plant is used for the medicine purposes. The plant contains contains crystalline compound and its one of the components crosses the blood brain barrier. Bacopa monniera has been used in India since ancient times in Ayurvedic preparations as a brain and a nerve tonic.

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