Commelina benghalensis Linn.
(Benghal dayflower or dew flower)
Family – Commelinaceae
Common name – Kanasiri
Mostly found in shaddy places, roadsides, moist places.
(Almost all parts of the plant mainly the leaf & the bark contains may different active & non- active chemical compounds that possess a wide range therapeutic values.)
Medicinal uses –
1. Fried leaves are given as leafy vegetables to cure constipation.
2. Anticancer activity.
3. Warm dried leaves are given to cure rheumatic pain.
4. Warm leaf juice is dropped in the ear to get relief from earache.
5. Leaf extract possess properties that treat infertility in women.
6. Leaf juice with coconut oil is applied externally to cure leprosy & skin inflammations.
7. In Bangladesh, plant is used to treat night blindness, sleep disorders and mental disorders.
Sugimani Marndi
Biodiversity and Conservation Lab.
Ambika Prasad Research Foundation
Cuttack, Odisha India