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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASTICIN | 6 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CASTICIN | 6 | Seed | not available | 1000.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CASTICIN | 6 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CASTICINE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CASTINE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHRYSOPHANOL-D | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| CHRYSOSPLENOL | 3 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHRYSOSPLENOL-D | 9 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINEOL | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| CINEOLE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRONELLOL | 15 | Leaf | not available | 0.5 | -0.47 | 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. |
| CUMINIC-ALDEHYDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 0.2 | not available | 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. |
| DELTA-3-KETOSTEROIDS | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELTA-TERPINEOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| DITERPENES | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Flower | 3000.0 | 7600.0 | -0.17 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| EO | 0 | Fruit | 4000.0 | 12000.0 | -0.59 | 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. |
| EO | 0 | Leaf | not available | 230.0 | -0.99 | 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. |
| EPITESTOSTERONE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| EPITESTOSTERONE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 * |