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Bacopa monnieri (L.) Pennell.

Synonym	:	Moniera cuneifolia Michx.
Family	:	Scrophulariaceae
Local name	:	English-Thyme leaved gratiola, Bacopa Malyalam-   Brahmi
Flowering and fruiting period	:	Throughout the year
Distribution	:	Paleotropics
Distribution in Kerala	:	All Districts
Habitat	:	In the plains and mangrove forests
Uses	:	It has been used by Ayurvedic medical practitioners for centuries for a variety of purposes, including improving memory, reducing anxiety, and treating epilepsy
Key Botanical Characters: Aquatic or amphibious, prostrate, semi-succulent herbs; stem creeping, branches ascending. Leaves  ovate-oblong or spathulate, rounded at apex, base narrowed, punctate above, thick, sessile. Flowers solitary, axillary; pedicels t long; bracteoles 2. Calyx-lobes 5, unequal; outer calyx lobe , ovate, others slightly smaller. Corolla bluish-white, c. 8 mm long, broadly campanulate, faintly 2-lipped; lobes 5, subequal. Stamens 4, didynamous. Ovary oblong-globose; style slightly deflexed. Capsule ,ovoid or oblong, enclosed in calyx; seeds .  long, oblong, reticulate.