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Vitex agnus-castus L.


Botanical Name	:	Vitex agnus-castus L.
English Name	:	Agnus Castus, Hemp tree, chaste tree, monk
Family	:	Verbenaceae

General Info

Description

A beautiful little deciduous tree or large shrub with a showy summertime flower display. The leaves are 3-4 in (7.6-10 cm) in diameter and palmately compound with 5 to 7 fingerlike leaflets. The fruit appears after whorls of violet flowers on long terminal shoots.

Herb Effects

Anaphrodisiac, aphrodisiac, galactogogue, ophthalmic, sedative, stomachic, women's complaints (seeds and fruits)

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Chemistry

Active Ingredients

1,8-cineole, alpha-pinene, alpha-terpineol, ascaridole, aucubin, beta-phellandrene, beta-pinene, bornyl-acetate, camphene, caryophyllene-oxide, citronellol, isovitexin, limonene, luteolin-7-glucoside, myrcene, p-cymene, sabinene, terpinen-4-ol, testosterone (leaf); casticin, pinene (fruit); orientin (shoot)

Chemistry of Active Ingredients

Name

CAS#

IUPAC Name

Formula

Structure

1,8-Cineole

8024-53-1

2,2,4-trimethyl-3-ox
abicyclo[2.2.2]octan
e

C₁₀H₁₈O

alpha-Pinene

80-56-8

2,7,7-trimethylbicyc
lo[3.1.1]hept-2-ene

C₁₀H₁₆

alpha-Terpineol

10482-56-1

2-(4-methyl-1-cycloh
ex-3-enyl)propan-2-o
l

C₁₀H₁₈O

Ascaridole

Not Available

4-methyl-1-propan-2-
yl-7,8-dioxabicyclo[
2.2.2]oct-2-ene

C₁₀H₁₆O₂

Aucubin

479-98-1

2-[[9-hydroxy-7-(hyd
roxymethyl)-4-oxabic
yclo[4.3.0]nona-2,7-
dien-5-yl] oxy]-6-(
hydroxymethyl)oxane-
3,4,5-triol

C₁₅H₂₂O₉

beta-Phellandrene

555-10-2

3-methylidene-6-prop
an-2-yl-cyclohexene

C₁₀H₁₆

Beta-pinene

23089-32-9

6,6-dimethyl-2-methy
lidene-norpinane

C₁₀H₁₆

Bornyl acetate

20347-65-3

(1,7,7-trimethylnorb
ornan-2-yl) acetate

C₁₂H₂₀O₂

Camphene

5794-04-7

2,2-dimethyl-3-methy
lidene-norbornane

C₁₀H₁₆

Caryophyllene oxide

32095-03-7

Not Available

C₁₅H₂₄O

Citronellol

26489-01-0

3,7-dimethyloct-6-en
-1-ol

C₁₀H₂₀O

Isovitexin

61838-34-4

5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-h
ydroxyphenyl)-6-[(2S
,3S,4R,5R,6R)-3,4,5-
trihydroxy -6-(hydr
oxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]
chromen-4-one

C₂₁H₂₀O₁₀

Limonene

9003-73-0

1-methyl-4-prop-1-en
-2-yl-cyclohexene

C₁₀H₁₆

Luteolin-7-glucoside

5373-11-5

2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-4-hydroxy-7-[3,4
,5-trihydroxy-6-(hyd
roxymethyl )oxan-2-
yl]oxy-chromen-5-one

C₂₁H₂₀O₁₁

Myrcene

2153-31-3

7-methyl-3-methylide
ne-octa-1,6-diene

C₁₀H₁₆

p-Cymene

Not Available

Dichlororuthenium;
1-methyl-5,6-dihydro
-4H-pyrimidine;
p-cymene

C₁₅H₂₄C_l2N₂Ru

Sabinene

3387-41-5

4-methylidene-1-prop
an-2-yl-bicyclo[3.1.
0]hexane

C₁₀H₁₆

Terpinen-4-ol

Not Available

1-methyl-4-propan-2-
yl-cyclohex-3-en-1-o
l

C₁₀H₁₈O

Testosterone

57-85-2

[(8R,9S,10R,13S,14S,
17S)-10,13-dimethyl-
3-oxo-1,2,6,7,8,9,11
,12,14,15, 16,17-do
decahydrocyclopenta[
a]phenanthren-17-yl]
propanoate

C₂₂H₃₂O₃

Casticin

479-91-4

4-hydroxy-2-(3-hydro
xy-4-methoxy-phenyl)
-3,6,7-trimethoxy-ch
romen-5-on e

C₁₉H₁₈O₈

Pinene

9056-93-3

6,6-dimethyl-2-methy
lidene-norpinane

C₁₀H₁₆

Orientin

28608-75-5

2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-4,7-dihydroxy-8-
[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-
(hydroxyme thyl)oxa
n-2-yl]-chromen-5-on
e

C₂₁H₂₀O₁₁

Pharmacology

Medicinal Use

In malfunctions of the feminine reproductive system and has been used with great effect in restoring absent menstruation, regulating heavy periods, restoring fertility when this is caused by hormonal imbalance, relieving pre-menstrual tension and easing the change of the menopause; for the relief of paralysis, pains in the limbs, weakness etc (fresh berries).

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