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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Anticarcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticarcinomic | 2 | Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al) |
| Anticariogenic | 3 | Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105. |
| Anticataract | 1 | Shin*, K.H., Chung, M.S., Chae, Y.J., Yoon, K.Y., Cho, T.S. 1992. A survey for aldose reductase inhibition of herbal medicines. Fitoterapia 64(2): 130, 1993. |
| Anticatarrh | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Anticholinesterase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticlimacteric | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anticolic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticomplementary | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticonvulsant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticoronary | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antidermatic | 2 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| Antidermatitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiarrheic | 1 | Wealth of India. |
| Antidote (Amanitin) | 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 276. |
| Antidysenteric | 1 | Wealth of India. |
| Antieczemic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiedemic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiemetic | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antiesophagitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |