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Herbal Drug Interaction: Bacopa monnieri

Shikha Suman

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From a very ancient time brahmi is used as medicine; as raw and in other formulations. With different herbs the mode of action of the brahmi plant is changed, so a lot of studies have been done to show that the different doses of brami with different herbal medicines have different mode of action. Here is a brief review about the herbal drug interaction of brahmi with other medicinal plants and different drug dosing.

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