Plant Vitex agnus-castus (Lamiaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Chaste-Tree

How this plant is used

Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
T-CADINOL	0	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
T-CADINOL	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
T-CADINOL	0	Leaf	not available	2.5	-0.73	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.
T-CADINOL	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	10700.0	1.00	Jim Duke's personal files.
TERPINEN-4-OL	23	Leaf	not available	11.0	-0.33	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.
TERPINEN-4-OL	23	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	38200.0	-0.23	Jim Duke's personal files.
TESTOSTERONE	11	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
TESTOSTERONE	11	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
TETRAHYDROXYMONOMETHOXYFLAVONE-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
TRANS-BETA-FARNESENE	2	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
TRANS-BETA-FARNESENE	2	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
TRANS-BETA-FARNESENE	2	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
VANILLIC-ACID	24	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
VITEAGNUSIN-A	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
VITEAGNUSIN-B	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
VITEAGNUSIN-C	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
VITEAGNUSIN-D	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
VITEAGNUSIN-E	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
VITEAGNUSIN-F	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
VITEAGNUSIN-G	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
MAO-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
MAPK-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Metastatic	1	Science News, 146: 421.
MMP-9-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Mosquitofuge	2	Duke, 1992 *
Motor-Depressant	2	Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Mutagenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Myorelaxant	5	Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Natriuretic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Nematicide	9	Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
NEP-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Neuroprotective	1	Duke, 1992 *
Neurotoxic	1	Duke, 1992 *
NF-kB-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
NO-Genic	1	Duke, 1992 *
NO-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Occuloirritant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Ozone-Scavenger	1	Duke, 1992 *