- Botanical name : Bacopa monneri L.
- Family : Scrophulariaceae
- Malayalam : Brahmi
- Tamil : Nirpirami
- English : Thyme leaved gratiola
- Habit : Creeping glabrous annual herb
- Usefulpart :Whole plant
- Rasa Panchaka
- Rasa : Thitka,kashaya,madhura
- Guna : Laghu,sara
- Veerya : Seeta
- Vipaka : Madhura
- Karma : Tridoshashamana
- Indications : Unmada, apasmara
- Dose : Swarasa(10-20ml), churna(5-10), kwatha(50-100ml)
- Formulations : Brahmi ghrita, Saraswatharishta
