EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF
PHARMACEUTICAL AND MEDICAL RESEARCH

( An ISO 9001:2015 Certified International Journal )

An International Peer Reviewed Journal for Pharmaceutical, Medical & Biological Sciences

An Official Publication of Society for Advance Healthcare Research (Reg. No. : 01/01/01/31674/16)

European Journal of Pharmaceutical and Medical Research (EJPMR) has indexed with various reputed international bodies like : Google Scholar , Indian Science Publications , InfoBase Index (In Process) , SOCOLAR, China , Research Bible, Fuchu, Tokyo. JAPAN , International Society for Research activity (ISRA) , Scientific Indexing Services (SIS) , Polish Scholarly Bibliography , Global Impact Factor (GIF) (Under Process) , Universal Impact Factor , International Scientific Indexing (ISI), UAE , Index Copernicus , CAS (A Division of American Chemical Society) USA (Under Process) , Directory of Open Access Journal (DOAJ, Sweden, in process) , UDLedge Science Citation Index , CiteFactor , Directory Of Research Journal Indexing (DRJI) , Indian citation Index (ICI) , Journal Index (JI, Under Process) , Directory of abstract indexing for Journals (DAIJ) , Open Access Journals (Under Process) , Impact Factor Services For International Journals (IFSIJ) , Cosmos Impact Factor , Jour Informatics (Under Process) , Eurasian Scientific Journal Index (ESJI) , International Innovative Journal Impact Factor (IIJIF) , Science Library Index, Dubai, United Arab Emirates , Pubmed Database [NLM ID: 101669306] (Under Process) , IP Indexing (IP Value 2.40) , Web of Science Group (Under Process) , Directory of Research Journals Indexing , Scholar Article Journal Index (SAJI) , International Scientific Indexing ( ISI ) , Scope Database , Academia ,

ISSN 2394-3211

Impact Factor: 7.065

ICV - 79.57

Abstract

A CRITICAL REVIEW ON BRAHMI [BACOPA MONNIERA(L.) PENNELL]

Dr. Neetu, *Dr. Harish Kumar Singhal and Dr. Amit Kataria

ABSTRACT

Traditionally Brahmi is described in various ancient authentic textbooks like Charaka Samhita, Atharva-Veda and Sushruta Samhita as a medhya rasayana that taken to sharpen intellect and attenuate mental deficits. Latin name of this medicinal herb is Bacopa Monniera (L.) Pennell. Due to its varied therapeutic potential, it has now become a subject of interest for modern scientific attention. To explore this drug and its properties we made an effort to collect literature mentioned in ancient textbook backed with recent research evidences. To achieve this, known database like pubmed, medline were selected for studies from 1980 to till today. Data obtained in english language from clinical and experimental studies on Bacopa Monniera (L.) Pennell were considered. This is concluded from study that Brahmi (Bacopa Monniera (L.) Pennell) shows effects on cognition, learning disorders, ADHD, epileptic seizures, memory, free radical scavenger activity, anxiety, depression, thyroid gland and carcinogenic activity.

Keywords: Bacopa Monniera (L.) Pennell, Brahmi, Charaka Samhita, Sushruta Samhita, Atharava veda.

[Full Text Article] [Download Certificate]