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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,4'-DIHYDROXY-3,6,7,3'-TETRAMETHOXYFLAVONE | 0 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HYDROXY-2-METHOXYBENZOIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6'-O-(6,7-DIHYDROFOLIAMENTHOYL)MUSSAENOSIDIC-ACID | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6'-O-FOLIAMENTHOYLMUSSAENOSIDIC-ACID | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6'-O-P-HYDROXYBENZOYLMUSSAENOSIDIC-ACID | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-BETA-7-BETA-DIACETOXY-13-HYDROXY-LABDA-8,14-DIEN | 0 | Fruit | 200.0 | 1000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-HYDROXYKAEMPFEROL-3,4',6,7-TETRAMETHYLETHER | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| 6-HYDROXYKAEMPFEROL-3,4',6,7-TRIMETHYLETHER | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-HYDROXYKAEMPFEROL-3,6,7-TRIMETHYLETHER | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7-O-TRANS-P-COUMAROYL-6'-O-TRANS-CAFFEOYL-8-EPILOGANIC-ACID | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ABIETATRIENE | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 4400.0 | not available | Zwavina, J. H., Bos, R. 1996. Composition of the Essential Fruit Oil of Vitex agnus-castus. Planta Medic, 62(1): 83-84. |
| AGNOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AGNUCASTOSIDE-A | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AGNUCASTOSIDE-B | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AGNUCASTOSIDE-C | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AGNUSIDE | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| AGNUSIDE | 1 | Leaf | 3000.0 | 6000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AGNUSIDE | 1 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AGNUSIDE | 1 | Wood | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALLO-AROMADENDRENE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Quinone-Reductase-Inducer | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Renoirritant | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Respirainhibitor | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Respirastimulant | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| RNA-Inhibitor | 1 | Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 275. |
| Rubefacient | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Secretogogue | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sedative | 9 | Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176) |
| Spasmogenic | 5 | Fitoterapia No.59-1984. |
| Spermicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Stimulant | 1 | R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R. |
| Succinoxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Surfactant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Teratologic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Termiticide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Termitifuge | 2 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Testosterone-Hydroxylase-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Thyroid-Peroxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| TNF-alpha-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor | 2 | Santti, R., Makela, S., Strauss, L., Korman, J., Kostian, M. L. 1998. Phytoestrogens: Potential Endocrine Disruptors in Males. Toxicol Ind Health, 14: 223-237. |