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Parmeshwar Lal Saran*, Manjari and Manish Kumar Mittal
ICAR- Directorate of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research, Anand, Gujarat, India
Email: plsdehradun@gmail.com
Received-02.08.2025, Revised-13.08.2025, Accepted-30.08.2025
Abstract: Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst., commonly known as Brahmi or Jal Brahmi, is a creeping perennial herb of the family Plantaginaceae, naturally occurring in marshy habitats, wetlands, and along riverbanks in tropical and subtropical regions (Saran et al., 2022a). In India, it has been used for centuries in Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani medicine as a “Medhya Rasayana” (brain tonic) to promote memory, learning, and concentration (Russo and Borrelli, 2005). Pharmacological studies have established its neuroprotective, nootropic, antioxidant, hepatoprotective, and adaptogenic effects, with the triterpenoid saponins, collectively termed bacosides, identified as the principal bioactive compounds (Saran et al., 2021). Due to its therapeutic attributes, B. monnieri has gained global recognition as a high-value medicinal crop, and its demand in the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries continues to increase (WHO, 2021).
Keywords: Bacopa monnieri, bacoside, DBM-4, seed standards
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