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Plant Vitex agnus-castus (Lamiaceae)

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
LEDOL 0 Leaf not available 0.5 -0.94 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.
LEDOL 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 5800.0 1.00 Jim Duke's personal files.
LIMONENE 60 Flower not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
LIMONENE 60 Fruit 590.0 4000.0 -0.18 Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE 60 Fruit Essent. Oil not available 1036500.0 1.41 Jim Duke's personal files.
LIMONENE 60 Leaf not available 6.0 -0.44 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.
LIMONENE 60 Leaf Essent. Oil not available 112100.0 -0.18 Jim Duke's personal files.
LINALOL 0 Leaf 0.5 16.0 -0.43 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.
LINALOOL 53 Leaf not available 0.5 -0.65 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.
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN 78 Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN-6-C-(2''-O-TRANS-CAFFEOYLGLUCOSIDE) 0 Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN-6-C-(4''-METHYL-6''-O-TRANS-CAFFEOYLGLUCOSIDE) 0 Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN-6-C-(6''-O-TRANS-CAFFEOYLGLUCOSIDE) 0 Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN-7-GLUCOSIDE 7 Leaf not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
LUTEOLIN-7-O-(6''-P-BENZOYLGLUCOSIDE) 0 Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MANOOL 2 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MANOOL 2 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MANOOL 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-3,4-DIHYDROXYBENZOATE 1 Plant 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 *