Brahmi Herb Powder (Bacopa monniera) 120 Vegicaps: B
Improves memory, increases learning capacity, relieves stress and anxiety. Ideal for students and the elderly. Nutritionally supports concentration, clarity and memory. Brahmi traditionally used in Ayurveda as a brain and mind tonic. The word ''Brahmi'' is Sanskrit and can be translated from Sanskrit as ''The Goddess of Supreme Wisdom'' because it has helped spiritual seekers for millennia to attain the wisdom that they sought. It is actually one of the 'original' medicines of Ayurveda and is praised in 3000-year-old books. It is used to naturally revitalize nerve and brain cells, to increase mental capacities, memory, concentration, intelligence, mental endurance, verbal articulation and to decrease senility, stress and stress related diseases. Promoting the clarity and mental balance needed to remain calm and efficient in today’s busy world and reducing anxiety and stress, it is an excellent formula for active people and students of all ages. For decades it has been used in the west as an energy tonic and as a smart drug under the name Gotu Kola, which is actually another traditional Ayurvedic herb (Hydrocotyle asiatica, Centella asiatica). Indian Journal of Pharmacology 1997; 29: S359-S365 NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF THE AYURVEDIC NOOTROPlC BACOPA MONNlERA LINN. (BRAHMI) H.K SINGH. B.N. DHAWAN Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknsw 226 001 India SUMMARY Bacopa monniera Linn. (Brahmi) has been used since times immemorial as nerve tonic for Improvement of memory. The authentication of the traditional claims of brahmi was initiated by investigating the effect of an alcoholic extract of this plant on acquisition, consolidation and retention of three newly acquired behavioural responses in albino rats, viz.. a foot-shock motivated brightness discrimination response, active conditioned avoidance response and Sidman continuous avoidance response. The facilitatory effect of the brahmi extract (40 mg/kg, p o. x 3d) was manifest in all the three learning responses as it augmented both the cognitive function and mental retention capacity. The chemical constituent responsible for the facilitator) effect of brahmi on learning schedules was identified as a mixture of two saponins designated as bacosides A and B.The bacosides significantly improved the acquisition, consolidation and retention in the shock-motivated brightness discrimination response, active conditioned avoidance response and produced a dose-dependent facilitation of discretion between an aversive (LiCL) and palatable fluid (sucrose) in the conditioned taste aversion (CTA) response. Bacosides also attenuated the retrograde amnesia produced by Immobilisation induced stress, E C S and scopolamine. They also enhanced protein kinase activity and produced an Increase in protein in hippocampus. :~ Bacosides were also found to be safe in regulatory pharmacological and toxicological studies and were well tolerated by normal healthy male human volunteers in single dose (20-300 m