Brain Tonic Herb

Brahmi – Topmost Ayurveda Brain Tonic Herb

 

 

 

Ayurveda has for always recommended a natural Ayurveda herb of Brahmi which endows with many intellect promoting and memory enhancing properties. That is why Ayurveda therapy regards the herb of Brahmi as Ayurveda brain tonic.

 

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Brahmi – Ayurveda Brain Tonic Herb

 The herb of Brahmi belongs to the family Umbelliferae, the Latin name of the herb is Centella asiatica. The Sanskrit synonyms are more descriptive of the herb like ‘Brahmi’ i.e. that what increases intellect, ‘Saraswati’ i.e. that what enhances the brain powers, ‘Mandooki’ i.e. it is found in damp places like besides rivers and ponds and spreads like a frog.

The herb of Brahmi is generally annual and spreads on the ground. It bears small leaves that are kidney shaped and small red coloured flowers.

 

 

Brahmi – Natural Properties of the Ayurveda Herb

By nature, the herb of Brahmi is light and is cold in action. The actual taste of the herb is pungent, while the after taste is sweet. Being pungent, Brahmi is a destroyer of the Pitta dosha or the fire as well as Kapha i.e. the phlegm humor of the body. Chemically, the herb is believed to contain pungent substance, resin, tannins, volatile oil, ascorbic acid, fatty acid, Asiatic acid and Brahmic acid.

 

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Brahmi – Medicinal Uses & Benefits


In the Ayurveda therapy, the natural herb of Brahmi is used effectively to cure ailments related to the dysfunction of the brain and also to revive and reinforce the efficient working of the brain commands. As a natural brain tonic, the Ayurveda herb of Brahmi comes to extensive usage to enhance intellect as well as memory power. Not only this, the herb of Brahmi is used by Ayurveda therapists in healing mind and brain related ailments like epilepsy, stress and anxiety.

Part of the Herb of Brahmi used for Medicinal Purposes

All the parts of the Ayurveda herb come to medicinal use. This means all five parts of the herb of Brahmi viz. flowers, fruit, stem, leaves and roots are functional in providing medicinal benefits.

 

How to use the Ayurveda Herb of Brahmi

The natural herb of Brahmi can be taken internally so as to derive the brain tonic advantages. All you need to do is to extract the juice from the fresh herb by crushing or pounding
the same. This herb juice can then be filtered through muslin cloth or even taken as such. Ayurveda recommends freshly extracted juice of the herb of Brahmi to be taken in a dose of 10 to 20 ml.

 

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Brahmi – Home Remedy of Natural Ayurveda Herb 

 A home remedy of the herb of Brahmi is to dry the herb in shade and make into a powder. One teaspoonful of the same is to be taken with milk once or twice a day.

 

Brahmi – Ayurveda Medicine Formulations 

There are also a number of Ayurvedic medicine formulations available, which can be taken safely to develop a sharp intellect and increase the grasping and retaining the powers of your brain. Classical Ayurveda Medicines prepared from the herb of Brahmi are Brahmi vatti, Sarswatarishta and Sarswat Ghrita etc.

 

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