Bacopa monnieri Brahmi Jal Nirbrahmi

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Bacopa monnieri

Scientific Name and Description

Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst
Bacopa monnieri (L.) Pennell

Herb Family

Plantaginaceae

Plant type

Herb

Plant Synonyms

Allocalyx microphylla Cordem.
Anisocalyx limnanthiflorus (L.) Hance
Bacopa monnieri var. cuneifolia (Michx.) Fernald
Bacopa monnieri var. cuneifolia Michx.
Bacopa monnieria (L.) Hayata & Matsum.
Bacopa monnieria var. cuneifolia (Michx.) Fernald
Bramia indica Lam.
Bramia monnieri (L.) Drake
Bramia monnieri (L.) Pennell
Calytriplex obovata Ruiz & Pav.
Capraria monnieria Roxb.
Gratiola monnieri (L.) L.
Gratiola monnieria L.
Gratiola portulacacea Weinm.
Gratiola tetrandra Stokes
Habershamia cuneifolia (Michx.) Raf.
Herpestis africana (Pers.) Steud.
Herpestis brownei Steud.
Herpestis calytriplex Steud.
Herpestis cuneifolia (Michx.) Pursh
Herpestis monnieri (L.) Kunth
Herpestis monnieri (L.) Rothm.
Herpestis monnieria (L.) Kunth
Herpestis moranensis Kunth
Herpestis pedunculosa Steud.
Herpestis procumbens Spreng.
Herpestis spathulata Blume
Hydrotrida beccabunga Willd.
Limosella calycina Forssk.
Lysimachia monnieri L.
Moniera monnieri (L.) Britton
Monniera africana Pers.
Monniera brownei Pers.
Monniera cuneifolia Michx.
Monniera pedunculosa Pers.
Ruellia articulata Houtt.
Septas repens Lour.
Septilia repens Raf.
Thunbergia stolonifera Blanco
Bacopa monniera Hayata & Matsum.
Bramia monnieri (L.) Pennell
Gratiola monnieria L.
Herpestes monnieria (L.) Kunth
Herpestis fauriei H.Lev.
Herpestis monniera
Herpestris monnieria
Lysimachia monnieri L.
Moniera cuneifolia Michx

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Hindi	Brahmi (ब्राह्मी), baam, barambhi, barami, brahmi, brambhi, jalbuti, jalneem, jalnim, nirbraini, pan brahmi, safedchamni, safedkammi, sufed-chemni, svetchamni
Sanskrit	Brahmi (ब्राह्मी), aindri, arameshthini, bharati, brahmi, brmhacharini, brmhakanyaka, divya, divyateja, gundala, indravalli, jala-brahmi, jalabrimmi, jalaprimmi, jalasaya, kapotavanka, kapotavega, mahaushadhi, mandukamata, manduki, matsyakshi, matsyaksi, medhya, nirabrahmi, p vayastha, sarasvati, saraswati, saumyalata, sharada, soma, somavalli, somya, surasa, surashreshtha, sureshta, survarchala, svetakamini, swayambhuvi, tiktalonika, toyavalli, vaidhatri, vallari, vami, vara, vira
Tamil	Vallarai (வள்ளாரை), akantapuntu, aramiyacceti, aramiyam, arapiyam, aritalocanam, attapirami, attapiramicceti, avapulippi, avarukacceti, avarukam, avavulappicceti, brami, campirani, campirani, campiranippuntu, campiranipuntu, captalai, caracuti, carmakaca, carumam, catala, catcara, cemanavacceti, cemanavam, cempirami, cerrilvalarntamatacci, cerutanilcirukki, cinkamamuli, curapi6, irattappirami, kavaliyacceti, kavaliyam, malanacini, maturatipputu, mulaiccarumuli, muntantakanni , mutirntan, nakacattumuli, narivalukkai, narivalukkaicceti, neer brahmi, neer-brahmi, neerbrahmi, neerpirimie, nikava#, nikava@, nikavapputavi, nikavari, nikavaricceti, nilappirami, nir brahmi, nir-brahmi, nir-brami, nirbrahmi, nirbrami, nircconam, nircconappirami, nirpirami, nirpirammi, nirpirimi, nirppirami, nirppiramiyam, noytukacceti, noytukam, pakupeta, pattalakacceti, pattalakam, peravacceti, peravam, peruncampirani, pirakonti, piramamuli, pirami, pirami vazhukkai, pirami vazukkai, piramicceti, piramiya valukkai, piramiya vazhukkai, piramiyam, piramiyapundu, piramiyavalukkai, pirammiya valukkai, punalvalukkai, tirapatti, tirayanti, tutarkkacceti, tutarkkam, utiramalanacani, vakkupalam, vakkupavam, valukkai, vanamali, vankamuli, varalam, varali , varavi, varayam, vatikam, vimala, virumamuli, vivitam
Marathi	brahmi
Malayalam	Jyotishmati (ജ്യോതിഷ്മതി), brahmi, brami, neerbrahmi, nirbrahmi, nirubrahmi
Kannada	Sanjeevani (ಸಂಜೀವಿನಿ), brahmi, jalabrahmi, kiri braahmi, kiru brahmi, neer brahmi, neerbrahmi, neeru braahmi, neeru brahmi, neeruppi gida
Commons names	Brahmi, water hyssop, Bacopa monniera, and Herpestis monniera, thyme-leaved gratiola, and herb of grace.
Telugu	neeri sambraani mokka, sambraanichettu, sambrani chettu, sambrani-aku, sambrani-chettu, sambranichettu, sambrareni aaku
Urdu	brahmi buti
Common name	water hyssop, waterhyssop, brahmi, thyme-leafed gratiola, herb of grace, Indian pennywort

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Siddha

Homoeopathy

Folk

Herb usable parts

Whole plant

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst. Herb Whole plant Snakebite; To prevent hair loss; brain tonic; nervous disorder; epilepsy; Stammering; Anaemia; Polyuria; Rejuvenator; memory capacity; free flow of urine; constipation; stomach disorders; malaria; promotes fertility; psycological disorder General; children Dey and De 2012, Prasad et al. 2008, Rao et al. 2016, Sharma et al. 2013