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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
Antioxidant 15 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antiperiodontic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperoxidant 2 Planta Medica, 57: A110, 1991.
Antipharyngitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiplaque 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiplasmodial 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipneumonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipolio 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 197.
Antiprolactin 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiproliferant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostatitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipruritic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiradicular 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antirheumatalgic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antirheumatic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antirhinitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antirhinoviral 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 197.
Antiseptic 13 Merck 11th Edition
Antiserotonin 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiserotoninic 1 Duke, 1992 *