Brain Repair Botanical name: Bacopa monniera Other names: Bacopa, Herpestis Family: Scrophulariaceae Part used: leaves & stems Taste (rasa): sweet (madhur), bitter (tikta), astringent (kashaya) Characteristic (guna): light and flowing Energy (veerya): cooling (sheeta) Post digestive effect (vipak): sweet (madhur) Dosha: balancing vata, pitta, kapha. Action (karma): calms vata, increases intellectual power, cardiotonic, nervine, rejuvenates the nervous system, antispasmodic, reduces mental illness, diuretic, epilipsey. Dose: Infuse one to three teaspoon of brahmi per day. Contraindications: None known