origin

The "small stonecrop" (Bacopa monnieri), also called "navel herb", is a creeping plant with strongly scented white and light blue flowers. It is originally native to South Asia, especially India, Vietnam and Nepal. It grows up to altitudes of around 1400 m, especially in swampy areas. It has been used in Ayurveda for over 3000 years and is described as a "remedy for the mind". It is also called "Brahmi" after the Indian god Brahma. It is used in Ayurveda as an anti-stress and brain-tonic medicinal plant. In Hinduism, infants were traditionally anointed with it to "open the door to intelligence". It belongs to the same plant family as ginkgo and is considered an excellent nerve tonic.

From an alternative medicine perspective, Brahmi is also an adaptogenic plant. Adaptogenic plants have attracted particular interest from scientists in recent years because they can adapt to environmental factors. That is, they take away what is too much and replenish what is lacking. That is, the idea behind using these plants is that they could also contribute to this self-regulation in the human organism.

Benefits and Effects

In Ayurveda, Brahmi is used to calm the Vata and Kapha doshas. It is classified as “rasayana”; these are plants that, according to Ayurvedic understanding, Rejuvenate intellect and memory.

The main reason for the properties attributed to the small stonecrop are the high levels of saponins (especially bacoside A and bacoside B). Saponins protect plants from fungal attack. Due to their complex structure, saponins can trigger very different pharmacological effects that have not yet been fully clarified. Among others, cholesterol-lowering, antibiotic, blood pressure-increasing and immunomodulating effects known. (Source: https://flexikon.doccheck.com/de/Saponin)

A study by the School of Health and Human Sciences in New South Wales/Australia with 136 elderly subjects who memory problems and took Brahmi showed improvement after a twelve-week test phase: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20590480/

A study by the Neuropsychology Laboratory of the University of Victoria/Australia found in a double-blind study that after twelve weeks of taking Brahmi, there was a significant Improvement in comprehension and learning ability as well as memory (short- and long-term memory) has shown: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11498727/

A study by the National College of Natural Medicine in Portland also examined the effect of Brahmi on older people – with the result that the cognitive performance of the test subjects improved has: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18611150/

A study from 1998 is devoted to Brahmi as an anxiolytic, i.e. as a means of Reduction of pathological or excessive fears and was able to prove its effectiveness in animal experiments: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23195757/

The following study from 2014 was able to prove that a standardized Bacopa monnieri extract Symptoms of ADHD in Children effectively relieves and is also well tolerated by children: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24682000/

A 2018 study found that in vitro, i.e.in the test tube, the bacosides contained in Brahmi inhibit the growth of colon cancer cells could: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30037060/

In an in vitro study published in 2013, Brahmi extract was able to inhibit the growth of tumor cells: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22467255/

This 2012 study examines the effects of Brahmi on colchicine-induced dementia in animal experiments; the results suggest the therapeutic potential of Brahmi in the treatment of Alzheimer's-induced cognitive decline: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22700087/

A good Overview of clinical studies Bacopa monnieri also contains here.

How do you find your optimal product?

Brahmi is a high-quality product that can be available completely vegan. If this is important to you, look for a "vegan" seal when making your choice. You're best off with authentic raw materials from India and yet high quality and purity standards. You can find this information on the packaging below the eco-seal (where comes from the raw material) and of course through the organic seal.

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German and European law aims to protect consumers from allegedly misleading claims of effectiveness. The statements made here refer to the original Ayurvedic and TCM texts. This knowledge, which has been passed down for thousands of years, is based on experience passed down from generation to generation. It is not intended to claim that the products described here have an effect in the sense of Western medicine. All products are food supplements; they are not medications and have no medical effect. If you are ill and need medical care, please contact your doctor or pharmacist.