Asiatic Dayflower
- Commelina communis
- Found in waste places throughout, it is a troublesome weed
- Active chemical ingredient is p-hydroxycinnamic acid(Source)
- p-hydroxycinnamic acid: Hydroxycinnamic acids (hydroxycinnamates) are a class of Aromatic acids or phenylpropanoids having a C6-C3 skeleton(Source)
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- Leaf tea gargled for sore throat; used for cooling, detoxifying, and diuretic properties in flu, acute tonsillitis, urinary tract infections, dysentary, and acute intestinal enteritis(Peterson Field Guide)
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