Abstract:Acording 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-hydrox-ycinnamic acid,daucosteril and D-mannitol.p-hydroxycinnamic acid shows antibacterial activity and D-mannitolshows antitussive effect.