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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 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.

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(-)-Chronotropic 2 (View Chemicals list for (-)-Chronotropic) 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 (View Chemicals list for (-)-Inotropic) 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 (View Chemicals list for 11B-HSD-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide 4 (View Chemicals list for Acaricide) Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 5 (View Chemicals list for ACE-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
AChE-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for AChE-Inhibitor) 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 (View Chemicals list for Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor) 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 (View Chemicals list for Allelochemic) Duke, 1992 *
Allelopathic 6 (View Chemicals list for Allelopathic) Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic 8 (View Chemicals list for Allergenic) Duke, 1992 *
Anabolic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anabolic) Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 5 (View Chemicals list for Analgesic) Duke, 1992 *
Ancylostomicide 1 (View Chemicals list for Ancylostomicide) Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 2 (View Chemicals list for Androgenic) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anesthetic 3 (View Chemicals list for Anesthetic) Duke, 1992 *
Anthelmintic 3 (View Chemicals list for Anthelmintic) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiacetylcholinesterase 6 (View Chemicals list for Antiacetylcholinesterase) Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 5 (View Chemicals list for Antiacne) Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.