You should already know that when you simply create the right atmosphere in your garden or farm, some plants you didn't cultivate would spring up.
We assume all these are weeds and often cut or uproot them. So I was also weeding out another power-packed plant in my little mini-garden until Eureka! (Discovery).
I did attempt to search the plant out online many months ago but I suppose it was one of those times I had so much to do such that when the search results came out I couldn't go through them all to identify it.
Fortunately, social media that people believe has so much negativity is also a haven of good knowledge. A fellow herbalist recently posted on this plant giving the common name - Day flower. This therefore aided my recent search and study about the plant.
Day flower with scientific name:
Commelina benghalensis, is also called Tropical Spiderwort or Wandering Jew or Whiskered Commelina. I found out it is a perennial herb native to tropical Asia and Africa. It is edible and also medicinal. The light-green leaves can be prepared and eaten as a vegetable like spinach or included in salads.
Though not sweet, it is not too bitter - like lettuce. The leaves can also be boiled, soaked in hot or warm water and taken as tea with sweetener like honey or fruit juice. You may also boil with other leaves used as tea like lemon grass, blood leaves; pawpaw leaves; mint leaves etc.
it removes toxins from the body, so protects the body from harmful inorganic materials that we ingest through food, drinks; drugs and inhale in polluted air. Remember that a lot of commercially grown foods are grown with chemicals which can be damaging to human health, drugs have side effects and harmful gases are often released into the environments we are.
While we are advocating for all these harmful practices to be stopped, we need to keep exploring ways to remove toxins from our bodies to prevent or reduce ill-health and untimely deaths.
I have been taking the leaves daily as tea for about five days - I am noticing it makes me feel somewhat more energised.
I also read that it treats ailments like leprosy, sore throat, tonsillitis, inflammation of the eye(s) and other body parts, burns, pain and so used to soothe inflammation, soften skin/heal and calm the body. It is also taken to reduce high blood pressure.
The leaves are also used as animal fodder
The dried plant is used to treat bleeding, diarrhoea, fever etc. It is also an anti-bacteria.
BUTTERFLY PpEA
Commelina benghalesis - Day flower produces very attractive small flowers with deep ink-blue petals.
It is used in some African cultures to treat infertility, burns, sore throats, sore eyes, dysentery, rashes and leprosy.
The Blue flower - butterfly pea: contain antioxidants that can help with skin and hair glow, aid weight loss, and balance blood sugar.
Already Butterfly pea flower is being used in some herbal teas, mixed drinks, and cosmetic products due to its rich antioxidants. It is used as colouring in cooking, and even in dyes.
When I read that it strengthens the body immune response and boost overall health, it confirmed what I had been noticing when I take it. Having read that butterfly pea tea improve blood flow to the eyes, I am testing the effects on my eye health.
Though generally safe, pregnant and nursing women should avoid taking herbs without the recommendation of a health practitioner.
Like most things in life Day flower and it's Butterfly pea should be taken in moderation. If you notice allergic reaction after taking it; discontinue it's use. Also consult your health care practitioner.
I have not experienced allergies taking the Day flower or the blue butterfly pea - there is a small yellowish-gold part on the ink-blue butterfly pea that I remove before using it. Why? I don't know yet but I think it may cause allergies.
So if having allergies; remove that part before soaking the blue part in water to drink and check if there are still allergic reaction(s).
But all in all this plant Commelina benghalensis is awesome! If my little mini-garden can provide so much health benefits, you can imagine how much more a large farm would.
Had I known Agriculture is Solution to Health, I would have started Farming long ago!
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