Add-on effect of Brahmi in the management of schizophrenia
Authors
Sukanto Sarkar
Department of Psychiatry, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pudduchery, India
Biswa Mishra
Department of Psychiatry, M.K.C.G. Medical College, Berhampur, Orissa, India
Samir Praharaj
Department of Psychiatry, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India
S Nizamie
Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
Keywords:
Bacopa monnieri, Brahmi, schizophrenia
Abstract
Brahmi(Bacopa monnieri), an Ayurvedic herb has primarily been used to enhance cognitive ability, memory and learning skills. We present a case study of schizophrenia in which add-on Brahmi extracts 500 mg/day for a period of one month resulted in reduction in psychopathology without any treatment-emergent adverse effect. Although preliminary, our case study suggests therapeutic efficacy of add-on Brahmi in schizophrenia, thus opening up a new dimension of its role in alternative medicines.
Keywords: Bacopa monnieri, Brahmi, schizophrenia
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