Product Name: Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri) Family: ScrophulariaceaeCommon Form: Whole Plant (Herb) 1. Synonyms Botanical Synonyms: Bacopa monnieri (Linn.) Pennell Herpestis monniera (Linn.) H.B. & K. Other Names: Jalaneem (reflecting its water-loving nature) Nirabrahmi (to differentiate it from Centella asiatica, sometimes also called Brahmi) 2. Regional Names Language Name(s) Hindi (H.) Brahmi, Jalanima Bengali (Beng.) Brahmi Shaak, Adhabirni Marathi (Mar.) Bāma (बाम), Brāhmi (ब्राह्मी) Telugu (Tel.) Sambranī (शम्ब्रनी) Tamil (Tam.) Nirabrahmi Sanskrit Brāhmī 3. Botanical Description Type: Creeping, succulent herb Stems: Root at nodes Leaves: Sessile, decussate (opposite and crossing); 0.6 to 2.5 cm long; obovate-oblong with dotted lower surface Flowers: Small (~8 mm), blue or white in color Fruit: Ovoid, about 5 mm Habitat: Commonly found near moist and wet environments Medicinal Part Used: Entire plant 4. Chemical Constituents Major Phytochemicals: Alkaloids: Brahmine (resembles strychnine in action but less toxic), Herpestine Vitamins & Nutrients: Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C), Nicotinic acid (Vitamin B3), Carbohydrates, Fats, Proteins Amino Acids: Alanine, Aspartic acid, Glutamic acid, Serine Other Compounds: Sugar Alcohol: D-mannitol Alkanes: Dotriacontane, Hentriacontane, Heptacosane, Nonacosane, Octacosane, Triacontane Flavonoids: Apigenin-7-glucuronide, Luteolin and its derivatives (7-glucuronide, 7-glucoside) Saponins: Monnierin Hersaponin Bacosides A & B – upon hydrolysis yield: Sugars: Arabinose, Glucose Sapogenins: Bacogenin A1 Bacogenin A1 (20-R-epimer) Bacogenin A3 Ebelin lactone (Bacogenin A) Triterpenes & Sterols: Betulic acid Stigmasterol and its esters β-Sitosterol 5. Properties and Therapeutic Uses Pharmacological Properties: CNS tonic (nervine tonic) Diuretic Mild purgative Antiepileptic Antidepressant Adaptogen Anti-inflammatory (external) Therapeutic Uses: Neurological & Psychological Di