BOTANICAL NAME |
Bacopa Monnieri (L) PENNELL |
FAMILY |
SCROPHULARIACEAE |
COMMON NAMES/VERNACULAR NAMES |
English-Thyme Leaved Gratiola; Hindi-Manduka Parni, Sanskrit-Saravati, Kapotavanka |
PART USED |
Whole Plant |
DISTRIBUTION |
This species is globally distributed in the pantropics. Within India, it is said to be common in moist places throughout, ascending to an altitude of 1320m. |
PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITY |
antihyperglycemic and antinociceptive (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26639482) |
THERAPETIC USES AS PER API |
Kustha, Jvara, Sopha, Pandu, Prameha, Manasavikara |
CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS |
Alkaloids |