latin name: bacopa monnieri (l. ) wettst.
useful parts: the whole herb.
appearance: brown powder
testing method: hplc
active ingredient: bacopaside, bacoside a, b
bacoside a:
molecular formula: c41h68o13
molecular weight: 768. 97

botanical description: it is a glabrous somewhat succulent, creeping herb, rooting at the nodes, with numerous prostrate branches, each 10-30 cm long; leaves oblong to spathulate, sessile, decussate, rather fleshy, entire, punctuate, obtuse; flowers axillary, solitary, peduncles often much longer and deflexed in fruiting stage; corolla about 1cm long, pale, lobes . It grows in damp, marshy areas.

used:
1) it is a traditional treatment for epilepsy and asthma. It has antioxidant properties, reducing oxidation of fats in the bloodstream.
2) in reaching, bacosides a enhance antioxidant defenses, increasing superoxide dismutase (sod), catalase (cat) and glutathione peroxidase (gpx) activity.

specification: bacopaside 20%
packaging: 25kg/drum