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Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst.
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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Bacopa monnieri |
| Family name: |
PLANTAGINACEAE
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| English name: |
Available soon
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| Sinhala name: |
Lunuwila (ලුණුවිල)
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| Tamil name: |
Neer Brahmi
Pirami
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| Sanskrit name: |
Brahmi
Tiktalonika
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| Conservation status: |
LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
Annual, glabrous, marshy, sometimes aquatic herbs; stems creeping. Leaves 0.9-2.0 x 0.3-6.5 cm. Flowers solitary in leaf axils; pedicels 1-1.3 cm long; corolla white or pale violet-blue, tube campanulate, 5-6 mm longupper lip 2-lobed. Capsule 3-4 x 2 mm long, enclosed in calyx, tiped with withered style. Seeds 0.6 mm long
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Leaves and young stem
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| Treatment for: |
Insanity
Epilepsy
Snake bites
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Stem
Leaves
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Mild purgative
Diuretic
Increases memory power
Strengthens voice box and brain
Stimulates/ increase sexual ability
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