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Thyme Leaved Gratiola
 
Thyme Leaved Gratiola
  
==Therapeutic uses<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 02:11</ref>==
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==Therapeutic uses==
Kushtha(skin disease), jwara(fever), sopha(swelling), pandu(anemia), prameha(diabetes ), manasavikara
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Kushtha(skin disease), jwara(fever), sopha(swelling), pandu(anemia), prameha(diabetes ), manasavikara<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 02:11</ref>
  
 
==Other varieties ==
 
==Other varieties ==
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Brahmi, Saraswati, Medhya
 
Brahmi, Saraswati, Medhya
  
==Synonyms in bhavaprakasa nighantu<ref> Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Bhavaprakash Nighantu. Reprint Edition 2020, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, guduchyadi varga, verse no.-279</ref>==
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==Synonyms in bhavaprakasa nighantu==
Kapotvanka , somavalli(brahmi filled with good qualities)
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Kapotvanka , somavalli(brahmi filled with good qualities)<ref> Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Bhavaprakash Nighantu. Reprint Edition 2020, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, guduchyadi varga, verse no.-279</ref>
  
 
==Varieties==
 
==Varieties==
==Raja nighantu<ref>Dr. Indradev Tripathi , Raja Nighantu of pandit Narhari, ed.2006, Chaukhambha Krishnadas Academy, Varanasi, parpatadi varga verse no- 66,67</ref>==
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==Raja nighantu==
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Mentioned 2 types<ref>Dr. Indradev Tripathi , Raja Nighantu of pandit Narhari, ed.2006, Chaukhambha Krishnadas Academy, Varanasi, parpatadi varga verse no- 66,67</ref>
 
# Brahmi  
 
# Brahmi  
 
# Ksudrapatra brahmi
 
# Ksudrapatra brahmi
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 23/244
 
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 23/244
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==Dose<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 02:11</ref>==
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==Dose==
* 1-3 gm in powder form
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* 1-3 gm in powder form<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 02:11</ref>
==Important formulations<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 02:11</ref>==
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==Important formulations==
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As per A.P.I.<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 02:11</ref>
 
* Sarasvatarishta  
 
* Sarasvatarishta  
 
* Brahmi ghruta  
 
* Brahmi ghruta  

Latest revision as of 09:20, 15 August 2025

Herpestis monniera Benth.

Brahmi
Section/Chapter Herb database/Brahmi
Botanical name(s) Herpestis monniera Benth.
Family Scrophulariaceae
Availability Available
Contributors --
Year of publication 2025
Publisher Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre
DOI Awaited

English name

Thyme Leaved Gratiola

Therapeutic uses

Kushtha(skin disease), jwara(fever), sopha(swelling), pandu(anemia), prameha(diabetes ), manasavikara[1]

Other varieties

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.


Synonyms in Charak Samhita

Brahmi, Saraswati, Medhya

Synonyms in bhavaprakasa nighantu

Kapotvanka , somavalli(brahmi filled with good qualities)[2]

Varieties

Raja nighantu

Mentioned 2 types[3]

  1. Brahmi
  2. Ksudrapatra brahmi


Ayurvedic pharmacological properties

Properties
Sr.no. Pharmacological criteria Properties
1 Taste (rasa) Bitter (tikta), Astringent (kashaya)
2 Potency (veerya) Cold (sheeta)
3 Post digestion effect (vipaka) Sweet (madhura)
4 Qualities (guna) Light (laghu)
5 Actions (karma) Pacify Kapha and Pitta
6 Extra ordinary effect (prabhava) Brain tonic (Medhya Rasayana)

Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions

Herbs and their activities
Sr.no. Reference in Charak Samhita Activity
1 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(48) Sandnyasthapana mahakashaya(restoring consciousness)
2 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(49) Prajasthapana mahakashaya(promoting conception & foetus growth)
3 Cha.Sa.Sharira Sthana 8/20 Garbhasthapan dravyani
4 Cha.Sa.Sharira Sthana 8/58 Stanya dushti chikitsa(treatment of vitiated breast milk)
5 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 1/3/24 In formulation of indra rasayana
6 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 7/69 Ingredient in Triphaladi Churna
7 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 10/25 Ingredient in Brahmi Ghrita
8 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 10/62 In treatment of Atattvabhinivesh
9 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 10/64 Ingredient in Atattvabhinivesh nashak yoga
10 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 18/40 As a ghrita dravya
11 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 23/55 As an ingredient of Mrita sanjivani agada.
12 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 23/244 As an ingredient of Amruta ghrita

Dose

  • 1-3 gm in powder form[4]

Important formulations

As per A.P.I.[5]

  • Sarasvatarishta
  • Brahmi ghruta
  • Ratnagiri rasa
  • Brahmi vati
  • Sarsvata churna
  • Smrutisagara rasa


Current availability

Available

Current researches

https://cb.imsc.res.in/imppat/phytochemical/Bacopa%20monnieri

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  1. Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 02:11
  2. Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Bhavaprakash Nighantu. Reprint Edition 2020, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, guduchyadi varga, verse no.-279
  3. Dr. Indradev Tripathi , Raja Nighantu of pandit Narhari, ed.2006, Chaukhambha Krishnadas Academy, Varanasi, parpatadi varga verse no- 66,67
  4. Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 02:11
  5. Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 02:11
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