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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |