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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antitussive | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcer | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aphidifuge | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aphrodisiac | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Apoptotic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aromatase-Inhibitor | 2 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999. |
| Ascaricide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bacteriostatic | 1 | Chin. J. Tuber. Respir. Dis. |
| Barbituate-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchoprotectant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchorelaxant | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Sparing | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 12 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Candidistat | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carcinogenic | 5 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |