Name: Bacopa Monnieri (Linn.)
- Common name: Brahmi, Indian pennywort
- Vernacular name: Birami (Bengali), Neera Brahmi (Tamil)
- Family in the Scrophulariaceae
- Habits: :creeping perennial herb
- Habitat: Marshy places, mangroves, riverbanks, coastal areas and along streams and ditches
- Flower: September-October
- Part used : Whole plant
- Distribution: Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Assam and Manipur