100 Years Jay · Healthy Mind
How to Make Brahmi Tea for Focus and Clarity
Brahmi, cardamom, a sweetener you like and a cup of hot water: Vaidya Jay's two-ingredient Ayurvedic tea, in his words.
By Vaidya Jay · November 2026
Please consult with your practitioner before doing this. This is for educational and demonstration purposes only.
Vaidya Jay, in his own words. The full transcript is at the end of this page.
Quick Answer
How do you make Brahmi tea?
Vaidya Jay's Brahmi tea takes two ingredients: 1 teaspoon of Brahmi powder and 1/4 teaspoon of cardamom. Add about 1 1/2 teaspoons of jaggery or any sweetener you like, pour in about a cup of hot water, close the lid, steep, and pour a golden brown cup. He makes it in his own practice when he wants a boost of clarity.
In his words, "Brahmi is the greatest nervine and a great stimulant of healthy mind."
The Recipe · One Cup
Two-ingredient Brahmi and cardamom tea.
- 🌿 1 teaspoon Brahmi powder
- 🌿 1/4 teaspoon cardamom
- 🌿 About 1 1/2 teaspoons jaggery (or rock sugar, maple syrup or honey)
- 🌿 About 1 cup hot water
- Put the Brahmi and the cardamom in a teapot.
- Break the jaggery and add it.
- Pour in about a cup of hot water.
- Close the lid and let it steep.
- Pour it out. Golden brown is the color you want.
The Two Ingredients
Why Brahmi and cardamom?
Vaidya Jay starts with the herb at the center of the cup:
"Brahmi is the greatest nervine and a great stimulant of healthy mind."
Then the partner that carries it:
"Now, combined with cardamom, which is going to be aromatic opening."
And what the two are for. Decongest the mind, and
"help the mind to function at its best is the purpose of this tea."
A Third Ingredient
What sweetener goes in Brahmi tea?
The tea is two ingredients, but he adds one more for the cup:
"It can be any sweetener."
"So jaggery or rock sugar or maple syrup, honey, whatever you like."
"But these two ingredients, Brahmi and cardamom, are your star ingredients to make this tea."
Measure and Steep
How much Brahmi and cardamom?
"So I'm using one teaspoon of our Brahmi powder."
"Now comes the second ingredient, which is the cardamom, a quarter teaspoon of it goes right in."
He breaks the jaggery right in the pot:
"I'm adding about a good teaspoon and a half of jaggery"
"So hot water goes in and I'm going to add about a cup of hot water and then I'm going to close it and steep it."
"And then once it is all done, it's time to just pour it out."
The Cup
What does Brahmi tea taste like?
"Nice and brownish, golden brown in color."
The first sip is the Brahmi. In his words, "there's bitterness of the Brahmi", and then the cardamom:
"But also the cardamom just kicks in such great flavor."
Bitter is one of the six tastes of Ayurveda, and Brahmi carries it. Sweet comes from the jaggery, and the cardamom brings the aroma. The six tastes, explained by Vaidya Jay.
In His Practice
When does Vaidya Jay drink it?
"I do it from time to time when I'm in my practice. And if I need a boost of clarity in my mind, I use this."
"Try it out and make your mind healthy."
Shop the Tea
The two ingredients, and Brahmi in a tablet.
The Brahmi and the cardamom in Vaidya Jay's cup are Athreya's own powders. For the days there is no time to steep, Healthy Mind Tablets carry Brahmi and Cardamom in one tablet with seven more herbs.
Brahmi Powder
Bacopa monnieri · 4 oz or 16 oz
The star ingredient. 1 teaspoon per cup.
Cardamom Powder
Elettaria cardamomum · 4 oz or 16 oz
Aromatic and opening. 1/4 teaspoon per cup.
Healthy Mind Tablets
120 tablets
Nine herbs for a healthy mind: Brahmi, Cardamom, Shankhpushpi, Ashwagandha, Passionflower, Turmeric, Guduchi, Licorice and Kapikachu.
At a Glance
Brahmi tea, as Vaidya Jay makes it.
| In the cup | Vaidya Jay's view |
|---|---|
| Brahmi | The greatest nervine, in his words. The bitter taste in the cup. |
| Cardamom | Aromatic and opening. The flavor that kicks in. |
| The sweetener | Jaggery, rock sugar, maple syrup or honey. Whatever you like. |
| The water | About a cup, hot. Close the lid and steep. |
| The color | Brownish, golden brown. |
| When he drinks it | From time to time in his practice, for a boost of clarity. |
From Vaidya Jay's Kitchen
More cups, more tastes.
Cardamom shows up across Vaidya Jay's teas. Start with the six tastes of Ayurveda, then try his other recipes.
Vaidya Jay's Notes
Frequently asked questions.
How do you make Brahmi tea?
Vaidya Jay puts 1 teaspoon of Brahmi powder, 1/4 teaspoon of cardamom and about 1 1/2 teaspoons of jaggery in a teapot, adds about a cup of hot water, closes the lid and lets it steep, then pours a golden brown cup.
Why Brahmi and cardamom together?
Vaidya Jay calls Brahmi the greatest nervine and a great stimulant of a healthy mind. Cardamom is aromatic and opening. Together, he says, the purpose of the tea is to help the mind function at its best.
What sweetener goes in Brahmi tea?
Any sweetener you like. Vaidya Jay uses jaggery, and says rock sugar, maple syrup or honey work too. The two star ingredients are Brahmi and cardamom.
What does Brahmi tea taste like?
Bitter from the Brahmi, with the cardamom bringing the flavor. Vaidya Jay calls the combination so aromatic, and the cup comes out brownish, golden brown in color.
When does Vaidya Jay drink Brahmi tea?
From time to time in his practice, when he wants a boost of clarity in his mind.
Where can I get Brahmi powder and cardamom?
Athreya carries Brahmi Powder (Bacopa monnieri) and Cardamom Powder (Elettaria cardamomum), the two ingredients in this tea. For Brahmi in a tablet, Healthy Mind Tablets combine nine herbs, Brahmi and Cardamom among them.
Read the transcript: Brahmi tea ▾
Vaidya Jay, in his own words · lightly edited for clarity
This is a traditional Ayurvedic teaching. It is education, not medical advice.
Here is two ingredient Brahmi cardamom tea for focus, clarity and healthy mind for 100 years. This two ingredient tea for your healthy mind, let me tell you about Brahmi and cardamom. Brahmi is the greatest nervine and a great stimulant of healthy mind. Now, combined with cardamom, which is going to be aromatic opening. So decongest your mind and help the mind to function at its best is the purpose of this tea.
Actually, I want to add another ingredient. It can be any sweetener. Here, I'm using jaggery. So jaggery or rock sugar or maple syrup, honey, whatever you like. But these two ingredients, Brahmi and cardamom, are your star ingredients to make this tea.
So I'm using one teaspoon of our Brahmi powder. Now comes the second ingredient, which is the cardamom, a quarter teaspoon of it goes right in. I need to break some jaggery in here and then add the jaggery. I'm adding about a good teaspoon and a half of jaggery, you can see my jaggery here. So hot water goes in and I'm going to add about a cup of hot water and then I'm going to close it and steep it.
This combination is so aromatic that you cannot believe where the sweet on the cardamom is one of my favorites. You should do this and let me know how you feel the smell intrigues you and makes you so happy. And then once it is all done, it's time to just pour it out. I do it from time to time when I'm in my practice. And if I need a boost of clarity in my mind, I use this.
So it's nice and beautiful. Look at this. This is the way it looks, right? Nice and brownish, golden brown in color. And here is a cup of two ingredient Brahmi and cardamom tea for you, for your clarity of mind and focus. Wow, there is that bitterness, there's bitterness of the Brahmi, which is actually a bitter nervine, gets you to clean your brain too. But also the cardamom just kicks in such great flavor. Try it out and make your mind healthy.
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