Bacopa
Bacopa is Bacopa monnieri, a creeping succulent herb of wetlands and paddy margins in India and Southeast Asia, mostly cultivated in India. The whole aerial plant is harvested, dried and milled to powder, or extracted with water or water-alcohol and standardized to bacosides, a group of saponins. Branded extracts differ in solvent, bacoside level and the method used to measure it.
Suppliers sell different products under the same name. Specify the one you need.
Dried aerial parts milled to a powder, not standardized.
Hydroalcoholic or water extract with a minimum bacoside percentage, most often by HPLC.
Proprietary extracts with their own manufacturing process and specification; the bacoside method differs between brands.
Herb from certified organic cultivation, with the certificate tied to the lot.
Compare each result with your own specification when the lot arrives.
Keep powder and extract sealed in lined bags or drums, cool, dry and out of direct light. Powders and dry extracts pick up moisture and cake once opened, so reseal containers and limit time open on the production floor. Shelf life or a retest date comes from the supplier's specification, and the marker assay is usually repeated at retest.
Bacoside content and heavy metals vary by farm and harvest, so each lot needs its own COA with the method named. Record origin, method and supplier lot, and keep lots traceable to finished batches.
Facts from regulators and standards bodies, each linked to its source.
The EU Novel Food status Catalogue entry for Bacopa monnieri (POL-NF-00171) covers the leaves, herbs, rhizomes and tops and lists them as not novel in food supplements.
Source: ec.europa.eu (opens in a new tab)This is general information, not regulatory advice. Status differs by country and by how the ingredient is used, so check the rules for your product and market.
Manufacturers and distributors whose own websites say they sell it.
Manufacturer · Hyderabad, India
Sells it as Bacopure
Botanic Healthcare is a Hyderabad, India, maker of standardized and organic herbal extracts, branded botanical ingredients and liposomal ingredient grades for supplement and food companies.
Suppliers are in alphabetical order and none pays to appear. Each claim is checked against the supplier’s own website on the date shown. Ask for the specification sheet and a recent COA before you order, and confirm details with the supplier.
Common forms include herb powder, standardized extract, branded extracts and organic. Ask each supplier for the specification sheet of the exact grade they quote.
Expect identity, bacoside assay, heavy metals, microbiology, pesticide residues and heavy metals focus, each with its method, specification and result for that lot.
Keep powder and extract sealed in lined bags or drums, cool, dry and out of direct light. Powders and dry extracts pick up moisture and cake once opened, so reseal containers and limit time open on the production floor. Shelf life or a retest date comes from the supplier's specification, and the marker assay is usually repeated at retest.
The EU Novel Food status Catalogue entry for Bacopa monnieri (POL-NF-00171) covers the leaves, herbs, rhizomes and tops and lists them as not novel in food supplements.
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