title: [Active constituents of Commelina communis L].
abstract: According to the pharmacological results five compounds were isolated from the herb of Commelina communis. Based on physico-chemical constants and spectral data, four of them were identified as n-triacontanol, p-hydroxycinnamic acid, daucosteril and D-mannitol. p-hydroxycinnamic acid shows antibacterial activity and D-mannitol shows antitussive effect.
authors.affiliation: Hubei College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430061.
authors.forename: X Y
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Z H
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Y B
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000996:Antitussive Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D003373:Coumaric Acids / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000737:chemistry*; D008353:Mannitol / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D011422:Propionates
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000996:Antitussive Agents; D003373:Coumaric Acids; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D011422:Propionates; D008353:Mannitol; C495469:p-coumaric acid