BRAHMI – Centella asiatica (L) Urban.

A low growing perennial herb that often forms a dense cover in damp areas. The stems are slender, green or reddish green in colour creeping, and stoloniferous (able to produce new plants at the nodes) that spread across the ground horizontally. Its leaves are kidney-shaped to nearly circular, with crenate and is typically 2 to 5 cm in diameter. The leaves are thin, smooth, and have a leathery texture. The leaves are arranged in a rosette pattern at the base of the plant, growing on usually 5 to 20 cm long slender petioles. The flowers are arranged in small umbels with 3 to 4 flowers that are white, pink or light purple in color. The flowers are small, 2-3mm in diameter and grow on short stalks at the axillary part of leaves. The fruit is a small flattened & ribbed schizocarp that is green when young and turns brown on ripening, which is 2-3mm in diameter. The roots are fibrous that grows from each node that touches the ground. 

JALABRAHMI – Bacopa monnieri (L) Pennell

The plant is a creeping perennial herb with branched fleshy green stem that can thrive in both terrestrial and aquatic environments. It usually grows horizontally along the ground or even float on water resulting in a mat like cover. The leaves are spatulate with a rounded tip that are small (around 1-2.5cm in length) that are thick fleshy and succulent. The arrangement is opposite to each other. The flowers are solitary growing from the leaf axils or short panicules. The flowers are typically white, light purple or pale blue with 8 to 10mm in diameter. The fruits are green when immatue and brown on ripe. The roots are fibrous, that arise from each node that touches the ground.