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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLO-AROMADENDRENE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALLO-AROMADENDRENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 0.5 | -0.20 | 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. |
| ALPHA-GURJUNENE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALPHA-GURJUNENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 0.2 | -0.62 | 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. |
| ALPHA-GURJUNENE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 3900.0 | -1.00 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Fruit | 21.0 | 4000.0 | 0.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 6.6 | -0.85 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Leaf | not available | 21.0 | -0.22 | 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. |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 43200.0 | -0.52 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Leaf | not available | 5.0 | -0.58 | 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. |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL ACETATE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL ACETATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL ACETATE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALPHA-TERPINYL-ACETATE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINYL-ACETATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINYL-ACETATE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 1.8 | -0.64 | 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. |
| ALPHA-THUJENE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| P450-2B1-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-Inducer | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PAF-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Paralytic | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Parasiticide | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pediculicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Perfume | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Perfumery | 10 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Peristaltic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pesticide | 32 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pheromone | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Photosensitizer | 1 | Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp. |
| Plasmodicide | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Proliferant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prooxidant | 1 | Charalambous, G. (Ed.). 1994. Spices, Herbs and Edible Fungi. Elsevier Science B. V. Amsterdam. 764 pp. |
| Propecic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandin-Synthetase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Protisticide | 3 | Meckes, M., Calzada, F., Tapia-Contreras, A., Cedillo-Rivera, R. 1999. Antiprotozoal Properties of Helianthemum glomeratum. Phytotherapy Research, 13(2): 102-105. |
| PTK-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |