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Bacopa monnieri - Brahmi

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==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಿ Brahmi, ಕಿರು ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಿ Kiru brahmi|ml=Brahmi|sa=Brahmi, Tiktalonika|ta=Neer brahmi, Pirami|te=Sambrani aku |hi=Baam|en=Indian pennywort, Moneywort|gu=Baam, Jalanevari|mr=Brahmi, Jalabrahmi}}<ref name="Common names"/> 
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
==How to plant/cultivate==
The plant is propagated by soft herbaceous cuttings. For mass propagation, whole plant is cut into small divisions and planted directly in the sunken beds. About 62,500 nos. of cuttings required for planting one hectare area. The cuttings of about 5-6 m long, each with a few leaves <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Season to grow==It prefers part to full sun and nodes are ideal and establish easilyIt prefers Summer season. The cuttings are transplanted in wet soil <ref name="Season to grow"/> ==Required Ecosystem/Climate==It is found at spacing of 10 x 10cm altitudes up to get maximum herbage yield1300 m. Flood irrigation is provided quickly just after plantingNear-neutral, clayey loam to clayey soils are best suited for the growth of Bacopa monnieri. The cuttings should be transplanted In North India, it can grow in the month a wide range of July-August to get maximum herbage yieldtemperatures (15–40 oC) and soil pH (5–7. 5)<ref name="How to plantRequired Ecosystem/cultivateClimate"/> ==Kind of soil needed==The plant occurs in a variety of soil types if the habitat provides wet and semi-shade conditions.
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
==References==
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.cricketfundas.com/health-fundas/brahmi-chemical-constituents-and-uses/ Morphology]</ref>

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