Herb of Grace (Bacopa monnieri)

Family: Plantaginaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Brahmi, Bacopa monnieri, is a tropical, perennial, non-aromatic herb used in Ayurveda medicine. It grows in rice fields and damp areas. Its leaves are succulent, oblong, thick, and arranged alternately. The flowers are small and white, with four to five petals. The leaves are edible - it can be eaten raw in mixed salads or cooked as a vegetable.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Edible portion: Leaves, Flowers, Vegetable. The leaves can be eaten raw in mixed salads, or cooked as a vegetable, added to soups or pickled. The flowers are eaten in times of food shortage. — Edible portion: Leaves, Flowers, Vegetable.; The leaves can be eaten raw in mixed salads, or cooked as a vegetable, added to soups or pickled.; The flowers are eaten in times of food shortage.

Habitat & North American Range

Mud flats in estuarine habitats. Moist and wet places, such as the borders of water channels, wells, irrigated fields etc. (Zone 8)