Common dayflower

At a glance

Origin / distribution: China, Japan

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Abscess, Alexiteric, Ascites, Bactericide

Science studied: AWOBANOL, COMMELININ, P-COUMARIC-ACID, DELPHIN

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 communis

Common names: Common dayflower, Asian Dayflower, Asian dayflower, Asiatic Dayflower, Asiatic dayflower, Asya gün çiçeği, Commeline commune, Common Dayflower, Comméline commune, Misère asiatique, Dayflower, Erba Miseria asiatica, Erba miseria asiatica, Gewone commelina

History

The source record documents this plant in China, Elsewhere, Japan.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Abscess
• Alexiteric
• Ascites
• Bactericide
• Bite(Bug)
• Bite(Snake)
• Boil
• Conjunctivitis

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• China
• Elsewhere
• Japan

Documented cultural uses

• Abscess
• Alexiteric
• Ascites
• Bactericide
• Bite(Bug)
• Bite(Snake)
• Boil
• Conjunctivitis
• Depurative
• Diarrhea
• Dysuria
• Fever

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

• Medium‐Length Stamen Mediates Delayed Selfing in a Two‐Step Self‐Pollination System in Commelina communis · 2026 source ↗
• Aluminum and iron interactions in commelina communis: additive chloroplast toxicity versus synergistic internal and rhizosphere detoxification. · 2026 source ↗
• Medium-length stamen mediates delayed selfing in a two-step self-pollination system in <i>Commelina communis</i> · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• AWOBANOL
• COMMELININ
• P-COUMARIC-ACID
• DELPHIN
• FLAVOCOMMELIN
• GENKWANIN-4'-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE-6-C-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
• METALLIONEN
• MUCILAGE
• DELPHINIDIN-DIGLUCOSIDE
• MALONYLAWOBANIN

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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