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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEDOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | 0.5 | -0.94 | 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. |
| LEDOL | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 5800.0 | 1.00 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Fruit | 590.0 | 4000.0 | -0.18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 1036500.0 | 1.41 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Leaf | not available | 6.0 | -0.44 | 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. |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 112100.0 | -0.18 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| LINALOL | 0 | Leaf | 0.5 | 16.0 | -0.43 | 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. |
| LINALOOL | 53 | Leaf | not available | 0.5 | -0.65 | 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. |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEOLIN | 78 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEOLIN-6-C-(2''-O-TRANS-CAFFEOYLGLUCOSIDE) | 0 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEOLIN-6-C-(4''-METHYL-6''-O-TRANS-CAFFEOYLGLUCOSIDE) | 0 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEOLIN-6-C-(6''-O-TRANS-CAFFEOYLGLUCOSIDE) | 0 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEOLIN-7-GLUCOSIDE | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| LUTEOLIN-7-O-(6''-P-BENZOYLGLUCOSIDE) | 0 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANOOL | 2 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANOOL | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANOOL | 2 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-3,4-DIHYDROXYBENZOATE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antilaryngitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukemic | 5 | Life Sciences 55: 1061. |
| Antileukotriene-D4 | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilithic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilithic? | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antilymphocytic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antilymphomic | 3 | Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46. |
| Antimalarial | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimange | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimelanomic | 1 | Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46. |
| Antimenorrhagic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimetastatic (Stomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimite | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiMS | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antimutagenic | 5 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235. |
| Antineuralgic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antinitrosaminic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinociceptive | 3 | Rao, V.S.N., Menezes, A.M.S., Viana, G.S.B. 1990. Effect of myrcene on nociception in mice. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 877-878, 1990. |
| Antiobesity | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiosteoporotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |