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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Commelina benghalensis (Commelinaceae)

Common Names
Benghal dayflower
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ASH 0 Leaf 16000.0 115940.0 -0.05 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 2100.0 15215.0 -0.22 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CAMPESTEROL 2 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 95000.0 688400.0 0.61 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
DOTRIACONTANOL 0 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
FAT 0 Leaf 4000.0 28985.0 -0.55 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
FIBER 15 Leaf 24000.0 173900.0 0.15 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
KILOCALORIES 0 Leaf 430.0 3115.0 0.16 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
OCTACOSANOL 6 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
PHOSPHORUS 4 Leaf 520.0 3770.0 -0.22 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 23000.0 166665.0 -0.45 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
STIGMASTEROL 12 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
TRIACONTANOL 3 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
WATER 0 Leaf 862000.0 0.27 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Anxiolytic 2 *
Apoptotic 1 *
Artemicide 2 Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990.
Beta-Blocker 1 *
Calcium-Channel-Blocker 1 *
Cancer-Preventive 3 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 1 Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155.
Cardioprotective 1 *
Caspase-8-Inducer 1 *
Diuretic 2 *
Estrogenic 2 *
Febrifuge 1 Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Gonadotrophic 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Hepatoprotective 1 *
Hypocholesterolemic 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Hypoglycemic 1 Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989.
Hypolipidemic 2 *
Hypotensive 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Hypouricemic 1 *
Immunostimulant 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.