Brahmi research paper

Seventy-six participants (28 males and 48 females) between the ages of 40 and 65 years (mean 49, S.D. 7), completed the study. The study utilized a double-blind, randomized placebo controlled independent group design with two groups; a Bacopa monniera (Keenmind extract) group (n = 37) and a placebo group (n = 39).

Brahmi (Bacopa monniera Linn.) is a herb which occurs naturally in India and has a long history of use in the Ayurvedic medicine tradition in the treatment of a number of disorders, particularly those involving anxiety, intellect and poor memory ( Singh and Dhawan 1997 ).

The herb is known as Mandookaparni in Ayurveda, Brahmi in Unani Medicine and Gotu Kola in the Western World. It looks like a creeping perennial with numerous branches and small, oblong, relatively thick leaves which are arranged opposite to each other on the stem. Flowers are small and light purple or white with four to five petals.

Questionnaire measures of everyday memory function and anxiety levels were also unaffected.