Therapeutic Effectiveness Of Brahmi Capsule Abstract Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri) is a traditional herbal medicine that has been in use since the time of the Vedic civilization for cognitive problems. Today the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease among adults (almost 15% of adults of age 65 and above) and learning difficulties among children (between 5 to 15% among school going children) have grown exponentially high. As a result the usage of Ayush drugs related to adult and child psychological disabilities is  getting more preference and among them Brahmi maintains its popularity as the most widely used brain tonic in the present era also. Brahmi capsule is used for improving concentration and for managing the problems related to cognitive functions and speech. It is manufactured by Arya Vaidya Sala Kottakkal, Kerala in the form of capsules which contain 250 mg extract of Brahmi. For assessing the effectiveness and added benefits of it a cross sectional study was done among 220 Ayurvedic physicians who are using Brahmi capsule in their practice on a regular basis. Majority (202) of the physicians opined that they have used the medicine in all of the above mentioned indications either always or occasionally. Brahmi, which is described as Medhya(improves intellect), may directly work on micro-faculties such as Dhi( intelligence), Dhriti (retaining power of mind )and Smriti(memory) and thus helps in treating behavioral issues and learning difficulties. Bacosides are the triterpenoid saponins of prime importance which is found in Brahmi and they have shown the capacity to enhance nerve impulse transmission. The bacosides also promote the repair of damaged neurons by up-regulating neuronal synthesis and kinase activity. The bacosides also aid in the restoration of synaptic activity, which ultimately leads to proper nerve impulse transmission. Brahmi capsule is also found to be effective in many conditions like anxiety, tremors, depression related to diabetes, post-surgical fine movement impairment, epilepsy, stammering etc. The present article is based on the survey conducted among the Ayurveda physicians in different parts of India, to assess the effectiveness and additional benefits observed during their clinical practice with Brahmi capsule.  Key words-Brahmi, Medhya, Bacosides, Swarya, Dhi

Therapeutic Effectiveness Of Brahmi Capsule Abstract Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri) is a traditional herbal medicine that has been in use since the time of the Vedic civilization for cognitive problems. Today the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease among adults (almost 15% of adults of age 65 and above) and learning difficulties among children (between 5 to 15% among school going children) have grown exponentially high. As a result the usage of Ayush drugs related to adult and child psychological disabilities is  getting more preference and among them Brahmi maintains its popularity as the most widely used brain tonic in the present era also. Brahmi capsule is used for improving concentration and for managing the problems related to cognitive functions and speech. It is manufactured by Arya Vaidya Sala Kottakkal, Kerala in the form of capsules which contain 250 mg extract of Brahmi. For assessing the effectiveness and added benefits of it a cross sectional study was done among 220 Ayurvedic physicians who are using Brahmi capsule in their practice on a regular basis. Majority (202) of the physicians opined that they have used the medicine in all of the above mentioned indications either always or occasionally. Brahmi, which is described as Medhya(improves intellect), may directly work on micro-faculties such as Dhi( intelligence), Dhriti (retaining power of mind )and Smriti(memory) and thus helps in treating behavioral issues and learning difficulties. Bacosides are the triterpenoid saponins of prime importance which is found in Brahmi and they have shown the capacity to enhance nerve impulse transmission. The bacosides also promote the repair of damaged neurons by up-regulating neuronal synthesis and kinase activity. The bacosides also aid in the restoration of synaptic activity, which ultimately leads to proper nerve impulse transmission. Brahmi capsule is also found to be effective in many conditions like anxiety, tremors, depression related to diabetes, post-surgical fine movement impairment, epilepsy, stammering etc. The present article is based on the survey conducted among the Ayurveda physicians in different parts of India, to assess the effectiveness and additional benefits observed during their clinical practice with Brahmi capsule.  Key words-Brahmi, Medhya, Bacosides, Swarya, Dhi

Therapeutic Effectiveness Of Brahmi Capsule Abstract Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri) is a traditional herbal medicine that has been in use since the time of the Vedic civilization for cognitive problems. Today the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease among adults (almost 15% of adults of age 65 and above) and learning difficulties among children (between 5 to 15% among school going children) have grown exponentially high. As a result the usage of Ayush drugs related to adult and child psychological disabilities is  getting more preference and among them Brahmi maintains its popularity as the most widely used brain tonic in the present era also. Brahmi capsule is used for improving concentration and for managing the problems related to cognitive functions and speech. It is manufactured by Arya Vaidya Sala Kottakkal, Kerala in the form of capsules which contain 250 mg extract of Brahmi. For assessing the effectiveness and added benefits of it a cross sectional study was done among 220 Ayurvedic physicians who are using Brahmi capsule in their practice on a regular basis. Majority (202) of the physicians opined that they have used the medicine in all of the above mentioned indications either always or occasionally. Brahmi, which is described as Medhya(improves intellect), may directly work on micro-faculties such as Dhi( intelligence), Dhriti (retaining power of mind )and Smriti(memory) and thus helps in treating behavioral issues and learning difficulties. Bacosides are the triterpenoid saponins of prime importance which is found in Brahmi and they have shown the capacity to enhance nerve impulse transmission. The bacosides also promote the repair of damaged neurons by up-regulating neuronal synthesis and kinase activity. The bacosides also aid in the restoration of synaptic activity, which ultimately leads to proper nerve impulse transmission. Brahmi capsule is also found to be effective in many conditions like anxiety, tremors, depression related to diabetes, post-surgical fine movement impairment, epilepsy, stammering etc. The present article is based on the survey conducted among the Ayurveda physicians in different parts of India, to assess the effectiveness and additional benefits observed during their clinical practice with Brahmi capsule.  Key words-Brahmi, Medhya, Bacosides, Swarya, Dhi

Therapeutic Effectiveness Of Brahmi Capsule Abstract Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri) is a traditional herbal medicine that has been in use since the time of the Vedic civilization for cognitive problems. Today the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease among adults (almost 15% of adults of age 65 and above) and learning difficulties among children (between 5 to 15% among school going children) have grown exponentially high. As a result the usage of Ayush drugs related to adult and child psychological disabilities is  getting more preference and among them Brahmi maintains its popularity as the most widely used brain tonic in the present era also. Brahmi capsule is used for improving concentration and for managing the problems related to cognitive functions and speech. It is manufactured by Arya Vaidya Sala Kottakkal, Kerala in the form of capsules which contain 250 mg extract of Brahmi. For assessing the effectiveness and added benefits of it a cross sectional study was done among 220 Ayurvedic physicians who are using Brahmi capsule in their practice on a regular basis. Majority (202) of the physicians opined that they have used the medicine in all of the above mentioned indications either always or occasionally. Brahmi, which is described as Medhya(improves intellect), may directly work on micro-faculties such as Dhi( intelligence), Dhriti (retaining power of mind )and Smriti(memory) and thus helps in treating behavioral issues and learning difficulties. Bacosides are the triterpenoid saponins of prime importance which is found in Brahmi and they have shown the capacity to enhance nerve impulse transmission. The bacosides also promote the repair of damaged neurons by up-regulating neuronal synthesis and kinase activity. The bacosides also aid in the restoration of synaptic activity, which ultimately leads to proper nerve impulse transmission. Brahmi capsule is also found to be effective in many conditions like anxiety, tremors, depression related to diabetes, post-surgical fine movement impairment, epilepsy, stammering etc. The present article is based on the survey conducted among the Ayurveda physicians in different parts of India, to assess the effectiveness and additional benefits observed during their clinical practice with Brahmi capsule.  Key words-Brahmi, Medhya, Bacosides, Swarya, Dhi