botanical record · discovered
Chaste-Tree
Vitex agnus-castus
Chaste-Tree · Agno-casto · Agnocasto · Aloc · Arbre au poivre · Chaste Tree · Chaste-tree · Chasteberry · Divlji papar · Gattilier · Keuschstrauch · Konopljika · Kyskhedstræ · Ligaria · Lilac Chastetree · Lilac chastetree · Monk's Pepper · Monnikenpeper · Mönchspfeffer
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Kurdistan, US, Turkey, Iraq, Sanscrit, India, Spain, Europe
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Ache(Stomach), Anodyne, Apertif, Aphrodisiac
Science studied: CASTICINE, LUTEOLIN-7-GLUCOSIDE, HOMOORIENTIN, CINEOLE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Lamiaceae
Scientific name: Vitex agnus-castus
Common names: Chaste-Tree, Agno-casto, Agnocasto, Aloc, Arbre au poivre, Chaste Tree, Chaste-tree, Chasteberry, Divlji papar, Gattilier, Keuschstrauch, Konopljika, Kyskhedstræ, Ligaria, Lilac Chastetree, Lilac chastetree, Monk's Pepper, Monnikenpeper, Mönchspfeffer
POWO: 865568-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in Kurdistan, US, Turkey, Iraq, Elsewhere, Sanscrit, India, Spain and 6 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Ache(Stomach)
- Anodyne
- Apertif
- Aphrodisiac
- Chill
- Cold
- Diaphoretic
- Diuretic
show 16 more documented entries
- Emmenagogue
- Lactogogue
- Psychosis
- Purgative
- Sclerosis(Liver)
- Stimulant
- Stupefacient
- Soporific
- Spasm
- Spice
- Alterative
- Anaphrodisiac
- Carminative
- Sedative
- Colic
- Eye
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Kurdistan
- US
- Turkey
- Iraq
- Elsewhere
- Sanscrit
- India
- Spain
- Europe
- Spanish
- French
- Mediterranean
show 2 more documented entries
- Italian
- German
Documented cultural uses
- Ache(Stomach)
- Anodyne
- Apertif
- Aphrodisiac
- Chill
- Cold
- Diaphoretic
- Diuretic
- Emmenagogue
- Lactogogue
- Psychosis
- Purgative
show 12 more documented entries
- Sclerosis(Liver)
- Stimulant
- Stupefacient
- Soporific
- Spasm
- Spice
- Alterative
- Anaphrodisiac
- Carminative
- Sedative
- Colic
- Eye
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Ache(Stomach) · Kurdistan · "
- Anodyne · Kurdistan · "
- Apertif · US · "
- Aphrodisiac · US · "
- Chill · Turkey · "
- Cold · Iraq · "
- Diaphoretic · Elsewhere · "
- Diuretic · US · "
- Emmenagogue · Sanscrit · "
- Lactogogue · India · "
- Psychosis · Spain · "
- Purgative · Turkey · "
- Sclerosis(Liver) · Europe · "
- Stimulant · US · "
- Stupefacient · Spanish · "
- Soporific · French · "
- Spasm · French · "
- Spice · Mediterranean · "
- Alterative · Italian · "
- Anaphrodisiac · Mediterranean · "
- Carminative · German · "
- Diuretic · Elsewhere · "
- Sedative · Spanish · "
- Colic · Iraq · "
1 additional documented entries remain in the source record.
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- GC–MS Characterization and Pharmacological Activities of Natural Products from Vitex agnus-castus · 2026 source ↗
- Case Series: Real-Life Experience with Vitex Agnus-Castus Extract Ze 440 Medication in Adolescents. · 2026 source ↗
- Investigating Phenolic Contents, Antioxidant Capacity and Enzyme Inhibition Activity of Vitex agnus-castus Vinegar. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- CASTICINE
- LUTEOLIN-7-GLUCOSIDE
- HOMOORIENTIN
- CINEOLE
- PINENE
- ALLO-AROMADENDRENE
- ASCARIDOLE
- BORNYL-ACETATE
- BETA-BOURBONENE
- BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
- CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE
- CASTINE
- CHRYSOSPLENOL
- CITRONELLOL
- CUMINIC-ALDEHYDE
- P-CYMENE
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- P-CYMEN-8-OL
- EO
- EPITESTOSTERONE
- EUROSTOSIDE
- FAT
- GERMACRENE-D
- ALPHA-GURJUNENE
- 6-HYDROXYKAEMPFEROL-3,4',6,7-TRIMETHYLETHER
- 17-HYDROXYPROGESTERONE
- ISOORIENTIN
- ISOVITEXIN
- ISOVITEXIN-XYLOSIDE
- DELTA-3-KETOSTEROIDS
- LEDOL
- MYRCENE
- ORTHOCYMOL
- BETA-PHELLANDRENE
- BETA-PINENE
- QUINONE
- SABINENE
- SPATHULENOL
- TERPINEN-4-OL
- ALPHA-TERPINEOL
- TESTOSTERONE
- TETRAHYDROXYMONOMETHOXYFLAVONE-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- ALPHA-THUJENE
- T-CADINOL
- CASTICIN
- 1,8-CINEOLE
- GAMMA-ELEMENE
- (E)-BETA-FARNESENE
- AGNUSIDE
- ANDROSTENEDIONE
- AUCUBIN
- AUCUBOSIDE
- CHRYSOSPLENOL-D
- CINEOL
- 1,8-CINEOL
- TRANS-BETA-FARNESENE
- 6-HYDROXYKAEMPFEROL-3,6,7-TRIMETHYLETHER
- ORIENTIN
- ALPHA-PINENE
- PROGESTERONE
- 17-ALPHA-HYDROXYPROGESTERONE
- RUBBER
- GAMMA-TERPINENE
- ALPHA-TERPINEOL ACETATE
- DELTA-TERPINEOL
- PROTEIN
- ALPHA-TERPINYL-ACETATE
- GAMMA-CADINENE
- 2-ALPHA-3-ALPHA-DIHYDROXYOLEAN-5,12-DIEN-28-OIC-ACID
- 2-ALPHA-3-BETA-DIACETOXY-18-HYDROXYOLEAN-5,12-DIEN-28-OIC-ACID
- 2-BETA-3-ALPHA-DIACETOXYOLEAN-5,12-DIEN-28-OIC-ACID
- 3-BETA-ACETOXYOLEAN-12-EN-27-OIC-ACID
- CHRYSOPHANOL-D
- KAEMPFEROL
- PENDULETIN
- QUERCETAGETIN
- VITICIN
- CAMPHENE
- CAMPHOR
- LIMONENE
- LINALOOL
- ABIETATRIENE
- (E)-CARYOPHYLLENE
- 7-O-TRANS-P-COUMAROYL-6'-O-TRANS-CAFFEOYL-8-EPILOGANIC-ACID
- AGNOSIDE
- AGNUCASTOSIDE-A
- AGNUCASTOSIDE-B
- AGNUCASTOSIDE-C
- APIGENIN-3,8-DI-C-GLYCOSIDE
- ARTEMETIN
- P-CYMOL
- 3,3'-DIHYDROXY-5,6,7,4'-TETRAMETHOXY-FLAVON
- 6-BETA-7-BETA-DIACETOXY-13-HYDROXY-LABDA-8,14-DIEN
- 6'-O-(6,7-DIHYDROFOLIAMENTHOYL)MUSSAENOSIDIC-ACID
- 3,4-DIHYDROXYBENZOIC-ACID
- DITERPENES
- EUPATORIN
- FLAVONOIDS
- ISORHAMNETIN
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- LUTEOLIN-6-C-(6''-O-TRANS-CAFFEOYLGLUCOSIDE)
- LUTEOLIN-6-C-(2''-O-TRANS-CAFFEOYLGLUCOSIDE)
- LUTEOLIN-6-C-(4''-METHYL-6''-O-TRANS-CAFFEOYLGLUCOSIDE)
- LUTEOLIN-7-O-(6''-P-BENZOYLGLUCOSIDE)
- LUTEOLIN
- MANOOL
- METHYL-3,4-DIHYDROXYBENZOATE
- METHYL-4-HYDROXYBENZOATE
- MUSSAENOSIDIC-ACID
- MYZODENDRONE
- ORTHOCYNOL
- PSEUDOINDICAN
- QUERCETAGETIN-3,6,7-TRIMETHYLETHER
- ROTUNDIFURAN
- SCLARENE
- VANILLIC-ACID
- VITEAGNUSIN-A
- VITEAGNUSIN-B
- VITEAGNUSIN-C
- VITEAGNUSIN-D
- VITEAGNUSIN-E
- VITEAGNUSIN-F
- VITEAGNUSIN-G
- VITEAGNUSIN-H
- VITETRIFOLIN-B
- VITETRIFOLIN-C
- VITEXILACTONE
- VITEXIN
- 5,4'-DIHYDROXY-3,6,7,3'-TETRAMETHOXYFLAVONE
- 6'-O-FOLIAMENTHOYLMUSSAENOSIDIC-ACID
- BICYCLOGERMACRENE
- 5-HYDROXY-2-METHOXYBENZOIC-ACID
- 6'-O-P-HYDROXYBENZOYLMUSSAENOSIDIC-ACID
- P-HYDROXYBENZOIC-ACID
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
show claim source mapping
- identity · DH-SRC-0030
- documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
- compounds · DH-SRC-0030
- taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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