Vitex peduncularis Wall. ex Schauer |
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Botanical Name |
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Vitex peduncularis Wall. ex Schauer |
Family |
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Verbenaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A small to moderate-sized tree. Bark grey, thick, exfoliating in irregular flakes; leaves generally 3-foliolate: leaflets lanceolate; flowers white, with yellow palate, in axillary, panicled cymes; drupes obovoid, 8 mm in diam. |
| Herb Effects |
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Antibacterial (leaf) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Vitexin (leaf and root bark); pachypodol, ursolic acid, 2a-hydroxy ursolic acid and penduncularisin (dried leaves) |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Vitexin |
521-33-5 |
4,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-h
ydroxyphenyl)-8-[3,4
,5-trihydroxy-6-(hyd
roxymethyl
)oxan-2-
yl]-chromen-5-one |
C21H20O10 |
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| Pachypodol |
Not Available |
5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydro
xy-3-methoxy-phenyl)
-3,7-dimethoxy-chrom
en-4-one |
C18H16O7 |
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| Ursolic acid |
77-52-1 |
10-hydroxy-1,2,6a,6b
,9,9,12a-heptamethyl
-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a
,10,11,12, |
C30H48O3 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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In blackwater fever (leaf and bark) and chest pains (bark). |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
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