There’s a herb among supplements that receives relatively less interest in the west, but is one of the most prominent herbs of Indian Ayurvedic medicine.

It’s Brahmi, an unassuming little wetland plant with the highly reverent name, as Brahmi means “Little Brahman”, or “small guise of the Supreme God”.

Its not a “drug” but gets you high in another way: it makes you higher-functioning, and that does not stop when you stop taking it.

One of the great things shrooms do is that they enhance neuroplasticity, and with it, it causes your brain to grow new neuronal connections, it helps your brain to become more physically complex and better interconnected.

Brahmi does this too

If you take Bacopa Monnieri Standardized Extract (usually 20% or 50% bacosides) once daily, typically in the morning, the acute effect is a bit lacklustre: you feel a bit chill/calmed. If you take this over many months though, gradually your memory, recall etc will start to improve and these improvements for the most part will last after you stop taking it, as they mostly are the result of your brain having built itself up. One of the first things you may notice is that temporary passcodes, as used in 2 factor authentication, and phone numbers, get put to memory right away, not requiring a second take. As you continue, it builds and builds. You start to complex-reason faster, people will notice.

Like Ginseng, Brahmi is adaptogenic, but relaxing rather than stimulating.
You get more chill - while getting more alert.

Quote:

Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri), particularly its characteristic bacosides, is traditionally regarded as a cumulative rather than immediately stimulating cognitive aid, with prolonged use being associated with gradual improvements in memory, learning, recall and aspects of attention. The most consistent human evidence points toward enhanced memory performance—especially delayed recall and the ability to retain and retrieve newly learned information—while experimental research suggests that bacosides may support the biological foundations of these effects by promoting synaptic communication, neuronal resilience, neurogenesis and mechanisms involved in synaptic plasticity, including pathways associated with CREB and the strengthening of connections between neurons. Through antioxidant and anti-inflammatory actions, they may also help protect neurons from oxidative and inflammatory stress, potentially creating a more favorable environment for the brain to adapt, learn and form new connections. Taken together, these findings suggest that regular, sustained Bacopa use may support not merely sharper recall but the underlying capacity of the brain to learn, reorganize and maintain functional neural connections over time, although the magnitude of these effects varies between individuals and the evidence for enhanced neuroplasticity is considerably stronger from mechanistic and preclinical research than from direct human measurements.

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My advice: buy a big jar of bacopa standardised extract capsules or pills of at least 90 doses - cheap but standardised, to see over at least 3 months whether it vibes with you, if it does, order a kilo of the standardised extract directly from India, store in the freezer, and take a scoop a day.

The kilo from India might be cheaper than the 90-180 caps you might buy to try, so you might hop over the jar to the kilo and cut out the middle man. A kilo of 20% = 2000 doses of 500mg or of 50%, 5000 doses of 200mg, so if you can buy 250gr or so, no need to stock up for 15 years

My kilo of 50% bacosides extract (15 years) cost me under 30 bucks.

Interestingly, I found that the extract is tasty when used as an instant herbal tea, either hot or cold. Put a day dose in a water bottle, shake, presto. So, not just a good medicinal, also a tasty beverage, with a dash of sweetening. Bacosides taste a bit tea/licorice like.

This herb, like any herb, might not agree with you. Its a potent medicinal, it may act adversely, check your response.

If you are on meds, check compatibility.

Brahmi is usually used by the elderly, but interestingly also by college students, both to “keep up” mentally.

Trip benefits without tripping? Yes you can


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacopa_monnieri

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacoside_A

The Blind Ass said:

Maybe it will bigbrain us so hard we can remember each others' memories.



So...how about dem' apples, Hotshot?

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deff said:

It's great stuff, from what I've heard there's actually two Indian plants that get the same name of Brahmi, and both have similar brain effects but the one you mentioned (bacopa) is considered stronger I believe. The other one is gotu kola which is also great, but the two have some differences as they aren't related species of plants. Just throwing that out for those looking into the supplement. Both are great but you might want to research each and see what makes the most sense for you.

here's an article on this: https://www.organicindiausa.com/blog/gotu-kola-vs-bacopa/

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lifeiswhatyoumake said:

I recommend you not take any supplements or anything that isn't prescribed by your doctor, Asante.
You've made similar posts like this in the past for other drugs, such as memantine. I told you it was risky and gave you warning, and you ended up in the hospital recently for a long time.
I really urge you to not take up new drugs on your own.
This thread title is "sober-Asante" but you're literally talking about taking a new drug in it, seem contradictory.

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twighead said:

lifeiswhatyoumake said:

I recommend you not take any supplements or anything that isn't prescribed by your doctor, Asante.
You've made similar posts like this in the past for other drugs, such as memantine. I told you it was risky and gave you warning, and you ended up in the hospital recently for a long time.
I really urge you to not take up new drugs on your own.
This thread title is "sober-Asante" but you're literally talking about taking a new drug in it, seem contradictory.

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Bacopa isn't much more a drug than chamomile or mint  - def not anywhere remotely inthe realm of mematine or a 'psychoactive compound'

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gopher said:

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Herba seems to be a good brand, I'm using one of their other herbal extract pills now, good price for high strength pills

gopher said:

I was taking tulsi tea for a while, its also Ayurveda herb, its an adoptogen but weaker then ashgawanda, but I was worried I have a bad heart and I heard ashgawanda can cause heart issues, plus I learned to just like the taste of tulsi


How long have you been taking this flower? Have you noticed improvements yourself?

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The Blind Ass said:

You've managed to pique my interest ~ & very nicely too. 
Thanks bruddha. Hmmm, regardless of taking it or not. This is an interesting mix of matters.

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spirit_shadow said:

It improves memory recall?.....ive had nothing but shitty experiences....im good on memory recall enhancement 💀

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The Blind Ass said:

Maybe it will bigbrain us so hard we can remember each others' memories.

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That sounds.. Red-pillish Matrix style

deff said:

It's great stuff, from what I've heard there's actually two Indian plants that get the same name of Brahmi, and both have similar brain effects but the one you mentioned (bacopa) is considered stronger I believe. The other one is gotu kola which is also great, but the two have some differences as they aren't related species of plants. Just throwing that out for those looking into the supplement. Both are great but you might want to research each and see what makes the most sense for you.

here's an article on this: https://www.organicindiausa.com/blog/gotu-kola-vs-bacopa/

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tomnl said:

I just bought some. I feel smarter already!!

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Can’t argue with that

lifeiswhatyoumake said:

I recommend you not take any supplements or anything that isn't prescribed by your doctor, Asante.
I really urge you to not take up new drugs on your own.

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gopher said:

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