Benghal dayflower

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Zanzibar, Lesotho, Egypt

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Eye, Leprosy, Medicine, Stomach

Science studied: CAMPESTEROL, DOTRIACONTANOL, FAT, FIBER

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Commelinaceae

Scientific name: Commelina benghalensis

Common names: Benghal dayflower, Benghal Dayflower, Benghal commelina, Wandering jew, Comméline du Bengale, Commélyne du Bengale, Commélyne du Bengale, Grosse herbe de l'eau, Grosse herbe d'eau, Grosse traînasse, Day Flower, Domure bole, Haiti ankora be, Indian dayflower, Jio, Kanchara, alikbangon, bias-bias

History

The source record documents this plant in Zanzibar, Elsewhere, Lesotho, Egypt.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Eye
• Leprosy
• Medicine
• Stomach
• Fertility

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Zanzibar
• Elsewhere
• Lesotho
• Egypt

Documented cultural uses

• Eye
• Leprosy
• Medicine
• Stomach
• Fertility

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Corrigendum to 'Green synthesis and multifunctional properties of Cu/NiO nanocomposites using Commelina benghalensis leaf extract' [Chemosphere 362 (2024) 142805]. · 2026 source ↗
• Can sulfentrazone at mixtures be an alternative to control Conyza sumatrensis, Digitaria insularis and Commelina benghalensis in soybean? · 2025 source ↗
• The complete plastome and phylogenetic analysis of <i>Commelina benghalensis</i> L.1753 (Commelinaceae). · 2024 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• CAMPESTEROL
• DOTRIACONTANOL
• FAT
• FIBER
• OCTACOSANOL
• PHOSPHORUS
• PROTEIN
• STIGMASTEROL
• TRIACONTANOL
• ASH
• CARBOHYDRATES
• KILOCALORIES
• BETA-SITOSTEROL
• WATER
• CALCIUM

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

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