Description

Botanical name: Bacopa Monnieri

Brahmi (English names: Thyme leaved gratiola, Thyme leafed gratiola, water hyssop, Indian Pennywort, Herb of grace) is one of the famous gifts of Ayurveda to the world. There is no herb that can improve intelligence naturally, better than this. Though it is more commonly known for its benefit in improving intelligence and memory, it is also an excellent anti aging, anti diabetic and anti oxidant herb.

Vernacular names (names in other languages): Barmi/ Jalanima, Sambarenu; Birami, Neera Brahmi

Medicinal properties:

Rasa (taste): Tikta (bitter), Kashaya (astringent)
Guna (qualities): Laghu (light to digest)
Vipaka (taste conversion after digestion): Madhura  (sweet)
Veerya: Sheeta (cold in potency)
Effect on the Doshas:  Balances Vata and Pitta.
Prabhava: Medhya (improves intelligence)

Benefits:

• It imparts wisdom, knowledge, memory and thereby increases lifespan.
• Improves intelligence, useful in psychiatric disorders, a very good nerve tonic. Useful in treating depression, anxiety, nervousness, phobia, manic depressive psychosis, sleep disturbances, insomnia, feeling sleepy all the time.
• Useful in lack of memory, loss of concentration.
• Extensively used in treating Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disoreder (ADHD) in children.
• Speech problems in children – Brahmi promotes brain growth and improves co ordination between limbs, tongue and brain, it improves quality of voice.
• Natural detoxification herb, useful in poisoning.

Other benefits:

• Useful in hearing and vision loss
• Good anti inflammatory herb
• Useful in anemia
• Useful in fever
• Improves digestion power
• Useful in skin diseases. Relieves itching, useful in pruritis.
• Useful in spleen disorders
• Very rich in anti oxidants. Improves life quality, anti aging
• Good for heart, acts as cardiac tonic
• Useful in urinary tract disorders and diabetes
• Brahmi is very useful in reducing blood sugar levels. Due to its anti oxidant property, it is also useful in improving the cell and tissue health in diabetic patients.
• Useful in cough, cold. Useful in asthma, chronic bronchial disorders
• It is also used in Irritable bowel syndrome, allergic skin and respiratory conditions, and as an anti stress tonic.
• Useful in double vision due to weakness of nerves, dizziness, confusion, lack of mental composure.
• Very useful in high BP.

Direction:

• Up to 5 years of age, children should take Brahmi ghrita – herbal ghee made with Brahmi and other ingredients.
• For children from 5 – 12 years of age, Brahmi ghritham can be administered or Brahmi powder can be administered in a dose of 250 mg per day. Brahmi powder – 1 gram per day, after food at night along with honey or ghee and water.
• For 12 – 18 years of age – Brahmi extract capsule – 250 mg, once or twice a day, after food, along with ghee or honey. Powder – up to 2 grams per day.
• For adults, 2500 – 500 mg, once or twice a day of Bacopa extract. 2 – 3 grams, once or twice a day after food.

Pack Size:

50g-1kg. Available whole and powdered.

Storage:

Store in a cool dry place.

Gomata’s Products with Brahmi:

Ghee Nasal Drops