(Commelinaceae) Commelina cf. communis L.

Local name(s): ເຄືອກາບປີນ້ອຍ  (Kheua kab pee noi)

Medicinal use(s): treat fever 

Part(s) used: vine (all parts)

Field Characters: Small herb, flowers blue. 

Locality: Oudomxay, Muang Xay District, Donxay Village, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, about 3 km south of city.  GPS reading: 20o 40.032’ N; 102o 00.133’ E.

Habitat: Forest clearing, in a broadleaved, mixed evergreen lowland tropical rainforest on a mountain slope.

Altitude: 730 m asl. 

Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, M. Xayveu  

Collection number(s): DDS 15075

Collection Date: September 25, 2014

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Useful references:

Shibano M, Kakutani K, Taniguchi M, Yasuda M, Baba K. Antioxidant constituents in the dayflower (Commelina communis L.) and their alpha-glucosidase-inhibitory activity. J Nat Med. 2008 Jul;62(3):349-53. doi: 10.1007/s11418-008-0244-1. Epub 2008 Apr 15. PMID: 18409066.

Tang XY, Zhou MH, Zhang ZH, Zhang YB. [Active constituents of Commelina communis L]. Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 1994 May;19(5):297-8, inside backcover. Article in Chinese. PMID: 7945872. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7945872/

Yang Q, Ye G, Zhao W-M. Chemical Constituents of Commelina communis Linn. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 2007, Volume 35, Issue 9, p. 621-623. DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2007.02.002

Zhang X, Liang C, Li C et al. Simultaneous Qualitative and Quantitative Study of Main Compounds in Commelina communis Linn. by UHPLC–Q-TOF-MS-MS and HPLC–ESI-MS-MS. Journal of Chromatographic Science 2018, Volume 56, Issue 7, August 2018, Pages 582–594.  https://doi.org/10.1093/chromsci/bmy030