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Plant Vitex agnus-castus (Lamiaceae)

Common Names
Chaste-Tree
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
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.