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Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst.
Scientific Synonyms:

Previous name used in the website: Bacopa monnieri
Family name: PLANTAGINACEAE
English name: Available soon
Sinhala name: Lunuwila (ලුණුවිල)
Tamil name: Neer Brahmi
Pirami
Sanskrit name: Brahmi
Tiktalonika
Conservation status: LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
Description: Annual, glabrous, marshy, sometimes aquatic herbs; stems creeping. Leaves 0.9-2.0 x 0.3-6.5 cm. Flowers solitary in leaf axils; pedicels 1-1.3 cm long; corolla white or pale violet-blue, tube campanulate, 5-6 mm longupper lip 2-lobed. Capsule 3-4 x 2 mm long, enclosed in calyx, tiped with withered style. Seeds 0.6 mm long
Native Distribution Status: Native
Edible parts: Leaves and young stem
Treatment for: Insanity
Epilepsy
Snake bites
Parts used in Treatment: Stem
Leaves
Related Medical Properties: Mild purgative
Diuretic
Increases memory power
Strengthens voice box and brain
Stimulates/ increase sexual ability
Further Information: Kew Garden’s Medicinal Plant Names Services




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