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- Botanical name: Bacopa monnieri (Linn.) Penn
- Family: Plantaginaceae
- Tamil: Nirbrami
- Hindi: Brahmi, Jalnim
- Malayalam: Brahmi
- English: Thyme leaved gratiola
- Habit: succulent, prostrate, creeping perennial herb
- Distribution: Common in moist places throughout India
- Useful part: Pachanga
- Rasa Panchaka
- Rasa: Tikta, Kashya, Madhura
- Guna: Laghu, Sara
- Veerya: Shita
- Vipaka: Madhura
- Prabhava: Medhya
- Karma: Medhya, Ayushyakara, Rasayana, Swarya, Smrati Vardhaka, Kustaghna, Mehahara, Vishgna, Jwarahara , Kandughna
- Indications: Apasmãra, Prameha, Kustha, Pandu, Prameha, Sotha, Jvara, Kãsa,gulma
- Dose:
Fresh juice 10-20 ml
- Formulations: Saraswatarishta, Brahmi taila. Brãhmi rasãyana, Brãhmighrta