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Bacopa monnieri - Brahmi

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List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಿ Brahmi, ಕಿರು ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಿ Kiru brahmi|ml=Brahmi|sa=Brahmi, Tiktalonika|ta=Neer brahmi, Pirami|te=Sambrani aku |hi=Brahmi, 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.
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|smallSmall|ovalOval|leaves Leaves that are succulent and relatively thick, Brahmi leaves grow alternately on the soft hairy stem}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual||whiteWhite-purplish|five Five petals|Brahmi flowers bloom in most months of the year. Flowering throughout the year}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|ovalOval||Brahmi fruit is oval and sharp at apexWith apex with hooked hairs|||Fruitig throughout the year}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
[[Tiktaka Grita]], [[Datri Tailam]], [[Brahmi Grita]], [[Rajata Loha Rasayanam]], [[Ratnagiri Rasa]], [[Lokanatha rasa]], [[Saarasvataarishta]], [[Meghanath Tailam]].<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Where to get the saplings==
==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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Season to grow==It prefers part to full sun and It prefers Summer season.<ref name="Season to grow"/> ==Required Ecosystem/Climate==It is found at altitudes up to 1300 m. Near-6 m longneutral, each with a few leaves and nodes clayey loam to clayey soils are ideal and establish easilybest suited for the growth of Bacopa monnieri. The cuttings are transplanted In North India, it can grow in wet a wide range of temperatures (15–40 oC) and soil at spacing of 10 x 10cm to get maximum herbage yieldpH (5–7. Flood irrigation is provided quickly just after planting5).  ==Kind of soil needed==The cuttings should be transplanted plant occurs in a variety of soil types if the month of Julyhabitat provides wet and semi-August to get maximum herbage yieldshade conditions. <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
==References==
 
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.cricketfundas.com/health-fundas/brahmi-chemical-constituents-and-uses/ Morphology]</ref>
<ref name="Common names">[https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/b/bacopa-monnieri Common names]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://agritech.tnau.ac.in/horticulture/horti_medicinal%20crops_brahmi.html Cultivation details]</ref>
<ref name="Season to grow">[https://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/package-of-practices/medicinal-and-aromatic-plants/bacopa-monnieri Bacopa monnier on vikaspedia.in]</ref>
<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">"Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2" by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.428, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru. </ref>
</references>

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