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Common Names
Chaste-Tree
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (E)-BETA-FARNESENE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (E)-BETA-FARNESENE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (E)-BETA-FARNESENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 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 | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (E)-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (E)-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,8-CINEOL | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 1,8-CINEOL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 1,8-CINEOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 1,8-CINEOLE | 67 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,8-CINEOLE | 67 | Fruit | 600.0 | 4225.0 | -0.18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,8-CINEOLE | 67 | Leaf | not available | 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 | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 17-HYDROXYPROGESTERONE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-ALPHA-3-ALPHA-DIHYDROXYOLEAN-5,12-DIEN-28-OIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | 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 | not available | not available | not available | 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 | not available | not available | not available | 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 | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3,4-DIHYDROXYBENZOIC-ACID | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-BETA-ACETOXYOLEAN-12-EN-27-OIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| (-)-Chronotropic | 2 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| (-)-Inotropic | 2 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| 11B-HSD-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acaricide | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AChE-Inhibitor | 1 | Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8. |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 10 | Shimizu, M., Ito, T., Terashima, S., Hayashi, T., Arisawa, M., Morita, N., Kurokawa, S., Ito, K., and Hashimoto, Y. 1984. Inhibition of Lens Aldose Reductase by Flavonoids. Phytochemistry, 23: 1885-1888. |
| Allelochemic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelopathic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allergenic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anabolic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ancylostomicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Anesthetic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anthelmintic | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiacetylcholinesterase | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacne | 5 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |