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Vitex negundo
About Plant
| Plant ID | PLN0053 | ||
| Plant Name | Vitex negundo | ||
| Common Name | Chinese chaste tree, Huang ping | ||
| Vernacular Name | Chinese chaste tree, Huang ping | ||
| Plant Description | Vitex negundo, also known as the Chinese chaste tree, five-leaved chaste tree, horseshoe vitex, or nisinda, is a large, aromatic shrub with quadrangular branchlets covered in dense, whitish tomentose hairs. It is widely utilized in traditional medicine, especially in South and Southeast Asia. | ||
Plant Classification
| Kingdom | Plantae | |
| Phylum | Streptophyta | |
| Class | Magnolipsida | |
| Order | Lamiales | |
| Family | Lamiaceae | |
| Genus | Vitex | |
| Species | nigundo | |
| Variety/Line/Chemotype | ||
| Distribution | Vitex negundo is native to tropical regions of Eastern and Southern Africa, as well as Asia. It is naturally found in countries such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, and Vietnam. | |
| Use | Purified extracts of Vitex negundo are believed to possess medicinal properties. The plant is used to protect stored garlic from pests and is recognized as one of the ten herbal medicines approved by the Department of Health in the Philippines for treating cough. It is commercially available under the trade names Ascof and Plemex. In Malaysia, it plays a role in traditional herbal medicine for women's health, including regulating the menstrual cycle, managing fibrocystic breast disease, and serving as a post-partum remedy. | |
| Chemical Constituents | Casticin, isoorientin, chrysophenol D, luteolin, p–hydroxybenzoic acid, D-fructose, sabinene, linalool, terpinen-4-ol, β-caryophyllene, α-guaiene and globulol. | |
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Compounds Reported in COCONUT (540)
Natural products reported for this plant in the open COCONUT database.
| COCONUT ID | Compound Name | Formula | Mol. Wt. | NP Pathway |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNP0262195.14 | .delta.-Cadinol | C15H26O | 222.37 | Terpenoids |
| CNP0174002.1 | (-)-3-Carene | C10H16 | 136.24 | Terpenoids |
| CNP0203449.2 | (-)-alpha-Pinene | C10H16 | 136.24 | Terpenoids |
| CNP0250789.3 | (-)-cis-Carveol | C10H16O | 152.24 | Terpenoids |
| CNP0348470.2 | (-)-Citronellal | C10H18O | 154.25 | Terpenoids |
| CNP0293352.2 | (-)-Epicatechin | C15H14O6 | 290.27 | Shikimates and Phenylpropanoids |
| CNP0162539.2 | (-)-Gallocatechin | C15H14O7 | 306.27 | Shikimates and Phenylpropanoids |
| CNP0123983.6 | (-)-gamma-cadinene | C15H24 | 204.36 | Terpenoids |
| CNP0224506.1 | (-)-Germacrene D | C15H24 | 204.36 | Terpenoids |
| CNP0210398.13 | (-)-Globulol | C15H26O | 222.37 | Terpenoids |
| CNP0282017.1 | (-)-Limonene | C10H16 | 136.24 | Terpenoids |
| CNP0373115.1 | (-)-Linalool | C10H18O | 154.25 | Terpenoids |
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