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This review highlights the medicinal importance of Bacopa monnieri. Bacopa monnierawas distributed in the warmer and wetlands regions of the world. It was widely used in traditional medicine to treat various complains. Bacopa monnieracontained alkaloid brahmine, nicotinine, herpestine, bacosides A[3-(α-L-arabinopyranosyl)-O-β-D-glucopyranoside-10,20-dihydroxy-16-keto-dammar-24-ene], triterpenoid saponins , saponins A, B and C, betulinic acid , D-mannitol, stigmastanol, β-sitosterol, stigmasterol. and pseudojujubogenin glycoside. The present review summarizes our current knowledge of pharmacological actions, preclinical and clinical studies, major bioactives, reported mechanisms of actions, clinical efficacy, safety and the possibility of interactions of the herb with the conventional drugs.

Key words: Brahmi, Antioxidant, Medicinal plant, Micropropagation.