Bacopa side effects, by duration, gender and age (a phase IV clinical study of FDA data)

Summary:

Side effects are reported by people who take Bacopa (brahmi). Common side effects include blister among females and anaemia among males.

The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on 44 reports from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Bacopa?

Bacopa has active ingredients of brahmi. eHealthMe is studying from 120 Bacopa users. Check the latest studies of Bacopa.



On Aug, 08, 2026

44 people who take Bacopa and have side effects are studied.

Bacopa side effects.

What are the common side effects of Bacopa, by gender? *:

female:

  1. Blister (small pocket of fluid within the upper layers of the skin caused by forceful rubbing (friction), burning, freezing, chemical exposure)
  2. Eyelid ptosis (falling of the upper or lower eyelid)
  3. Alpha 1 globulin increased
  4. Amphetamines positive
  5. Anaemia (lack of blood)
  6. Anxiety
  7. Application site erythema (redness of the skin at application site)
  8. Arthralgia (joint pain)
  9. Chills (felling of cold)
  10. Depression

male:

  1. Anaemia (lack of blood)
  2. Mania (a state of abnormally elevated or irritable mood)
  3. Amnesia (deficit in memory caused by brain damage, disease, or psychological trauma)
  4. Aphasia (damage to the parts of the brain that control language)
  5. Confusional state
  6. Deafness
  7. Depression
  8. Fall
  9. Mantle cell lymphoma (cancer of lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell)
  10. Oral herpes (viral infection of mouth)

What are the common side effects of Bacopa, by age (0-1 to 60+) *:

0-1:

n/a

2-9:

n/a

10-19:

n/a

20-29:

  1. Mania (a state of abnormally elevated or irritable mood)

30-39:

  1. Depression
  2. Oral herpes (viral infection of mouth)

40-49:

  1. Anaemia (lack of blood)
  2. Arthralgia (joint pain)
  3. Depression

50-59:

  1. Anaemia (lack of blood)
  2. Application site erythema (redness of the skin at application site)
  3. Mantle cell lymphoma (cancer of lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell)

60+:

  1. Eyelid ptosis (falling of the upper or lower eyelid)
  2. Alpha 1 globulin increased
  3. Amnesia (deficit in memory caused by brain damage, disease, or psychological trauma)
  4. Aphasia (damage to the parts of the brain that control language)
  5. Chills (felling of cold)
  6. Confusional state
  7. Device dislocation
  8. Knee arthroplasty
  9. Myalgia (muscle pain)
  10. Optic nerve disorder (disease of optic nerve)

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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How the study uses the data?

The study is based on brahmi (the active ingredients of Bacopa) and Bacopa (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered.

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