The healing power of small-leaved Bacopa
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Bacopa is a perennial creeper that likes to grow wetlands and muddy shores. It can even grow underwater, which is why it is a popular aquarium plant. It grows in fresh and brackish waters of Taiwan, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, China and even Florida, Hawaii, French Polynesia and the Cook Islands. The healing power of bacopa is many, but in modern phytotherapy the plant is most commonly used for memory problems, dementia and Alzheimer's.
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Naming Traditionally use bacopa Active substances bacopa Bacopa, good for the brain Bacopa for anxiety Bacopa for cramps Other medicinal effects bacopa Bacopa dose Bacopa Warnings
Naming
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The Latin name for small-leaved bacopa is Bacopa monnieri. In Dutch, this tree has some alternative names: small-leaved bacopa, dwarf bacopa and thick-leaved bacopa. The Dutch names refer to the way of growing. In India and Kerala this plant is said to be brahmi or mayalayam.
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Traditional use bacopa
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In Ayurveda, traditional Indian medicine, small-leaved bacopa is used to treat various diseases such as: ulcers, tumors, enlarged spleen, indigestion, inflammation, leprosy, anemia and bile disorders. The main uses in Ayurveda are for epilepsy and asthma.
Active ingredients bacopa
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The leaf is used from small-leaved bacopa. It contains the bacosides A and B, it also contains the alkaloids brahmin, herpestine, the saponins d-mannitol, hersaponin, acid A, monniere, the phytosterols stigmasterol and betasitisterol and bacopasaponins.
Bacopa, good for the brain
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Bacopa is particularly stimulating and protective for the brain tissue. The cholinergic system and hippocampus are protected by this plant. As a result, it is used by phytotherapists and naturopaths for the following indications:
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Bacopa with fear
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Animal studies have shown that small-leaved bacopa works just as well as the drug lorazepam. However, this synthetic drug has a large number of side effects that do not apply to bacopa. The plant has also been tested on humans and revealed a wide range of psychological improvements brought about by ingestion of this medicinal plant. This knowledge has up to Small-leaved bacopa / Source: Forest Kim Starr, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-3.0)
Bacopa for cramps
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Bacopa has bronchospasmolytic activity. That means it decramps the airways. The antispasmodic effect was also established in the intestines. It could therefore be used in irritable bowel syndrome or asthma, but this is an application that is hopefully in the near future because more research needs to be done on the antispasmodic effect of bacopa.
Other medicinal effects bacopa
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It inhibits the heliobacter pylori bacteria or so it is good for stomach ulcers. It dilates blood vessels. It protects against the toxicity of substances such as morphine and phenytoin. It has a stimulating effect on the thyroid gland, so that it can be used in case of a decreased thyroid function or hypothyroidism.
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Dose of bacopa
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Bacopa is only prescribed in minimal doses. Adults are allowed a maximum of 400 mg per day and children a maximum of 200 mg. Younger children naturally take a maximum of even less; 100 mg per day.
Bacopa Warnings
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Bacopa is generally well tolerated. Interactions are known with morphine and phenytoin. These substances work less well if one has taken several hundred milligrams of bacopa. Some tranquilizers seem to mimic the effects of bacopa. In medicine this is called potentizing. When this is the case, you should only use bacopa in consultation with a phytotherapist. There are theoretically possible interactions with drugs to combat epilepsy, Alzheimer's and thyroid drugs. Anyone who uses these drugs and also wants to use bacopa would be wise to hire a phytotherapist.
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Bacopa is generally well tolerated. Interactions are known with morphine and phenytoin. These substances work less well if a few hundred milligrams of bacopa have been taken. Some tranquilizers seem to mimic the effects of bacopa. In medicine this is called potentizing. When this is the case, you must only enter over