Bacopa monnieri

Bacopa monnieri
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Plantaginaceae
Genus:	Bacopa
Species:	B. monnieri
Binomial name
	Bacopa monnieri; (L.) Pennell
Synonyms
	Bacopa monniera Hayata & Matsum.; Bramia monnieri (L.) Pennell; Gratiola monnieria L.; Herpestes monnieria (L.) Kunth; Herpestis fauriei H.Lev.; Herpestis monniera; Herpestris monnieria; Lysimachia monnieri L.; Moniera cuneifolia Michx.

Bacopa monnieri is a perennial, creeping herb native to the wetlands of southern and Eastern India, Australia, Europe, Africa, Asia, and North and South America. It is known by the common names water hyssop, waterhyssop, brahmi, thyme-leafed gratiola, herb of grace, and Indian pennywort. Bacopa monnieri is used in Ayurveda. In 2019, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned manufacturers of dietary supplement products containing Bacopa monnieri against making illegal and unproven claims that the herb can treat various diseases.

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