Commelina benghalensis L. |
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Botanical Name |
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Commelina benghalensis L. |
English
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Wandering jew, Hairy honohono, Tropical spiderwort, Benghal dayflower |
Family |
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Commelinaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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An annual to perennial, creeping or ascending herb, usually pubescent, rhizomatous. Leaves ovate to elliptical, 4B-7 cm x 2—4 cm, apex obtuse to acuminate, sheath rusty ciliate. Spathe, normally 1 per axil, boat-shaped, about 1.5 cm long, margins partly connate, upper raceme in spathe with 1—3 sterile flowers, lower raceme with 1—5 bisexual flowers, peduncle short, 0.5—1 cm long. Flower 1.5 cm in diameter, petals 3-B4 mm long, blue or violet, rarely white, fertile stamens 3, staminodes 3, 1 often without anther, cleistogamous flowers sometimes under ground on rhizomes. Capsule elongate-globular, 4-B6 mm long, 3-celled, 5-seeded, 1 seed larger than the others. Seed 1.5B-3.5 mm long, strongly ribbed-wrinkled, greyish-brown. |
| Herb Effects |
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Bitter, demulcent, laxative and astringent (whole plant). |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Beta-sitosterol, campesterol, octacosanol, stigmasterol and triacontanol (plant) |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Beta-sitosterol |
5779-62-4 |
17-(5-ethyl-6-methyl
-heptan-2-yl)-10,13-
dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9
,11,12,14, |
C29H50O |
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| Campesterol |
474-62-4 |
17-(5,6-dimethylhept
an-2-yl)-10,13-dimet
hyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,1
2,14,15,16
,17-dode
cahydro-1H-cyclopent
a[a]phenanthren-3-ol |
C28H48O |
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| Octacosanol |
67905-27-5 |
Octacosan-1-ol |
C28H58O |
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| Stigmasterol |
4736-55-4 |
17-(4-ethyl-1,5-dime
thyl-hex-2-enyl)-10,
13-dimethyl-1,2,4,5,
6,7,8,9,10
,11,12,1
3,14,15,16,17-hexade
cahydrocyclopenta[a]
phenanthren-3-one |
C29H48O |
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| Triacontanol |
28351-05-5 |
Not Available |
Not Available |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Used for the treatment of strangury, leprosy, and nervous system related disorders (whole plant); as a poultice for skin disorders (aerial parts). |
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