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Bacopa

Brahmi

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Bacopa is used extensively in traditional Ayurvedic (Indian) medicine. Bacopa is an annual, succulent, creeping plant found throughout India in wet, damp and marshy areas. The whole herb is used for medicinal purposes. It is often referred to as a nervous system adaptogen (assists the nervous system in coping with stress). It is the foremost brain tonic herb of the Ayurvedic healing system. Bacopa contains the steroidal saponins bacosides.