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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Vitex agnus-castus (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
Chaste-Tree
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(E)-BETA-FARNESENE 0 Flower *
(E)-BETA-FARNESENE 0 Fruit *
(E)-BETA-FARNESENE 0 Leaf 2.5 -0.46 Ekundayo, O., Laakso, I., Holopainen, M., Hiltunen, R., Oguntimein, B., and Kauppinen, V. 1990. The Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of the Leaf Oil of Vitex agnus-castus L. J. Essential Oil Research, 2: 115-119.
(E)-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Flower *
(E)-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Fruit *
(E)-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Leaf *
1,8-CINEOL 0 Flower Jim Duke's personal files.
1,8-CINEOL 0 Fruit Jim Duke's personal files.
1,8-CINEOL 0 Leaf Jim Duke's personal files.
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Flower *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Fruit 600.0 4225.0 -0.18 *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Leaf 115.0 -0.52 Ekundayo, O., Laakso, I., Holopainen, M., Hiltunen, R., Oguntimein, B., and Kauppinen, V. 1990. The Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of the Leaf Oil of Vitex agnus-castus L. J. Essential Oil Research, 2: 115-119.
17-ALPHA-HYDROXYPROGESTERONE 0 Leaf *
17-HYDROXYPROGESTERONE 0 Leaf *
2-ALPHA-3-ALPHA-DIHYDROXYOLEAN-5,12-DIEN-28-OIC-ACID 0 Leaf Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
2-ALPHA-3-BETA-DIACETOXY-18-HYDROXYOLEAN-5,12-DIEN-28-OIC-ACID 0 Leaf Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
2-BETA-3-ALPHA-DIACETOXYOLEAN-5,12-DIEN-28-OIC-ACID 0 Leaf Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
3,3'-DIHYDROXY-5,6,7,4'-TETRAMETHOXY-FLAVON 0 Plant *
3,4-DIHYDROXYBENZOIC-ACID 3 Plant *
3-BETA-ACETOXYOLEAN-12-EN-27-OIC-ACID 0 Leaf Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
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