botanical record · discovered
Brahmi
Bacopa monnieri
Brahmi · Water Hyssop · Herb of grace (EN) · Indian pennywort · Indian-pennywort · adha-birni · bacopa · brahmi · coastal water hyssop · coastal water-hyssop · coastal waterhyssop · farfakh
At a glance
Origin / distribution: India, Srilanka, India(Gujarat), Kelantan, AE, AG, AR, AU
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Aphrodisiac, Epilepsy, Fever, Hysteria
Science studied: ALPHA-ALANINE, ARABINOSE, ASCORBIC-ACID, ASH
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Scientific name: Bacopa monnieri
Common names: Brahmi, Water Hyssop, Herb of grace (EN), Indian pennywort, Indian-pennywort, adha-birni, bacopa, brahmi, coastal water hyssop, coastal water-hyssop, coastal waterhyssop, farfakh
POWO: 1072674-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in India, Srilanka, India(Gujarat), Kelantan, AE, AG, AR, AU and 6 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Aphrodisiac
- Epilepsy
- Fever
- Hysteria
- Insanity
- Nerves
- Rheumatism
- Tonic
show 2 more documented entries
- Threadworm
- Bite(Snake)
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- India
- Srilanka
- India(Gujarat)
- Kelantan
- AE
- AG
- AR
- AU
- BB
- BD
- BE
- BH
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- BO
- BR
Documented cultural uses
- Aphrodisiac
- Epilepsy
- Fever
- Hysteria
- Insanity
- Nerves
- Rheumatism
- Tonic
- Threadworm
- Bite(Snake)
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Aphrodisiac · India · "
- Epilepsy · India · "
- Fever · Srilanka · "
- Hysteria · India · "
- Insanity · India · "
- Nerves · India · "
- Rheumatism · India(Gujarat) · "
- Tonic · India · "
- Threadworm · Kelantan · "
- Bite(Snake) · India · "
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Retraction Note: Biotechnology for propagation and secondary metabolite production in Bacopa monnieri. · 2026 source ↗
- Exploration of Bacopa monnieri-derived Green Ligands for Targeted IDH1 Inhibition in Glioblastoma. · 2026 source ↗
- Bacopa monnieri and Alzheimer's disease: mechanistic convergence, cognitive outcomes and translational perspectives. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALPHA-ALANINE
- ARABINOSE
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- ASH
- ASPARTIC-ACID
- BACOGENIN-A1
- BACOGENIN-A2
- BACOGENIN-A3
- BACOGENIN-A4
- BACOSIDE-A
- BACOSIDE-B
- BETULIC-ACID
- BRAHMINE
- CALCIUM
- CARBOHYDRATES
- DOTRIACONTANE
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- FAT
- FIBER
- 3-FORMYL-4-HYDROXY-2H-PYRAN
- GLUCOSE
- GLUTAMIC-ACID
- HENTRIACONTANE
- HEPTACOSANE
- HERSAPONIN
- IRON
- JUJUBOGENIN
- KILOCALORIES
- LUTEOLIN-7-GLUCOSIDE
- D-MANNITOL
- MONNIERIN
- NICOTINE
- NICOTINIC-ACID
- NONACOSANE
- OCTACOSANE
- PHOSPHORUS
- PROTEIN
- PSEUDOJUJUBOGENIN
- SERINE
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- STEROL
- STIGMASTEROL
- TRIACONTANE
- WATER
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
show claim source mapping
- identity · DH-SRC-0030
- documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
- compounds · DH-SRC-0030
- taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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