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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| METHYL-4-HYDROXYBENZOATE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MUSSAENOSIDIC-ACID | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Leaf | not available | 3.0 | -0.17 | 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. |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 18000.0 | -0.30 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MYZODENDRONE | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ORIENTIN | 4 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ORIENTIN | 4 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ORIENTIN | 4 | Shoot | not available | 70.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ORTHOCYMOL | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ORTHOCYMOL | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ORTHOCYNOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMEN-8-OL | 0 | Leaf | not available | 0.5 | -0.83 | 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. |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Leaf | not available | 10.0 | -0.39 | 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. |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 14400.0 | -0.56 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| P-CYMOL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | 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. |
| P-HYDROXYBENZOIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antishock | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antisickling | 2 | Planta Medica, 56(6): 681, 1990. |
| Antisinusitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antispasmodic | 14 | Fitoterapia No.59-1984. |
| Antistaphylococcic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistreptococcic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antithyroid | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antitumor | 6 | Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992. |
| Antitumor (brain) | 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. |
| Antitumor (Breast) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Colon) | 2 | 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. |
| Antitumor (Kidney) | 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. |
| Antitumor (Lung) | 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. |
| Antitumor (Ovary) | 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. |
| Antitumor (Pancreas) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Prostate) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Skin) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Stomach) | 2 | 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. |
| Antitumor (Thyroid) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor-Promoter | 2 | Yasukawa, K., Takido, M., Takeuchi, M., Sato, Y., Nitta, K., and Nakagawa, S. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Flavonol Glycosides on 12-O-Tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate-Induced Tumor Promotion. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(3): 774-776, 1990. |