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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PENDULETIN | 4 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENDULETIN | 4 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PINENE | 12 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROGESTERONE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | 54000.0 | 81000.0 | -1.36 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PSEUDOINDICAN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETAGETIN | 8 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| QUERCETAGETIN-3,6,7-TRIMETHYLETHER | 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. |
| QUINONE | 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. |
| ROTUNDIFURAN | 0 | Fruit | 400.0 | 3000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUBBER | 0 | Root | not available | 110.0 | -0.91 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| SABINENE | 5 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SABINENE | 5 | Fruit | 80.0 | 800.0 | -0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SABINENE | 5 | Leaf | not available | 25.0 | -0.25 | 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. |
| SABINENE | 5 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 191600.0 | 2.58 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| SCLARENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SPATHULENOL | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SPATHULENOL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SPATHULENOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | 0.9 | -0.76 | 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. |
| SPATHULENOL | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 11600.0 | 1.36 | 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 |