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[[File:450px-Bacopa monnieri (6423345315).jpg|thumb|right|''Bacopa Monnieri'', ''Brahmi'']]
'''Bacopa Monnieri''' is a non-aromatic herb. Its ability to grow in water makes it a popular aquarium plant. It can even grow in slightly brackish conditions.The whole herb is used medicinally in India in a variety of ways. Bacopa is a genus of 70–100 aquatic plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Epilepsy}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Ulcers}}, {{Uses|Tumors}}, {{Uses|Gastroenteritis}}, {{Uses|Ascites}}, {{Uses|Enlarged spleen}}, {{Uses|Anaemia}}, {{Uses|Inflammation}}, {{Uses|Promote intellect}}, {{Uses|Memory enhancer}}, {{Uses|Increase life span}}, {{Uses|Rejuvinative}}.
==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.
===Dravya===
===Prabhava===
== Description Habit=={{Habit|Herb}}
==Useful parts =Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual||White-purplish|Five petals|Brahmi flowers bloom in most months of the plant==year. Flowering throughout the year}}
== Uses =Other features===
==Common nameWhere to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
==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-neutral, clayey loam to clayey soils are best suited for the growth of Bacopa monnieri. In North India, it can grow in a wide range of temperatures (15–40 oC) and soil pH (5–7.5). ==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=={{Commonly seen|Moist and wet places}}, {{Commonly seen|Irrigated fields}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of water}}, {{Commonly seen|Bank of channels}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">Bacopa monnieri (6423342493).jpg|FieldBacopa monnieri (6423345315).jpg|FlowerBacopa monnieri (L.) Pennell (6812665349).jpg|StemBacopa monnieri (L.) Pennell (6812665965).jpg|Whole herbBacopa monnieri (L.) Pennell (6812666587).jpg|LeavesBacopa monnieri (L.) Pennell (6812667303).jpg|StemBacopa monnieri (L.) Pennell (6857283033).jpg|Leaves </gallery> == References ==
<references>
<ref name="Bacopachemical composition">[http://www.cricketfundas.com/health-fundas/brahmi-chemical-constituents-and-uses/ Morphology]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[http://www.medicalhealthguide.com/herb/brahmi.htm Brahmi Herbal Medicine]</ref><ref name="Common names">[https://ensites.wikipediagoogle.orgcom/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/b/bacopa-monnieri Common names]</wikiref><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="wikipediaKarnataka 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>
==External Links==
* [https://plantwriter.com/Bacopa-Monnieri-plant Bacopa Monnieri ( Neer Brahmi Plant ) - Live Plant Online]
* [http://www.planetayurveda.com/library/brahmi-bacopa-monnieri Bacopa Monnieri on planet ayurveda]
* [https://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/9-facts-brahmi-bacopa-monnieri/ 9 Must Know Facts About Brahmi]
* [https://www.thegrowers-exchange.com/Bacopa_p/her-bac01.htm Brahmi on growers exachange]
* [http://www.ecoindia.com/flora/trees/brahmi-plant.html Brahmi on ecoindia]
[[Category:HerbsAyurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]