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Chasteberry(Nirgundi)

Chasteberry(Nirgundi) or Vitex negundo, commonly known as the Chinese chastetree,five-leaved chaste tree, or horseshoe vitex, is a large aromatic shrub with quadrangular, densely whitish, tomentose branchlets. It is widely used in folk medicine /Traditional medicine , particularly in South and Southeast Asia.

Uses

Breast tenderness, PMS, Menstruval cramps, Menopause, Prostate cancer

Parts Used

fruit, berries, leaves, stem

Chemical Composition

Cineole,C10H17O. Iridoid glycosides, agnoside, aucubin, eurostoside, Flavonoids

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit
English	:Chaste Berry

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	reminiscent	The leaves are very reminiscent of the marijuana plant (Cannabis sativa) and feature five leaflets in a palmately compound arrangement. They have a fragrance like that of the herb sage

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual		purple, white	5	The purple flower clusters (called panicles) look like those of the butterfly bush (Buddleja spp.) Varieties with white flowers are also available

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
oblong		They look like peppercorns and are sometimes used to flavor food		four seeds	{{{6}}}

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

• Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Chaste trees need full sun and very well-drained soil. It’s best not to plant them in soil that is rich in organic matter because organically rich soils hold too much moisture close to the roots

Commonly seen growing in areas

Near bodies of water, recently disturbed land, Grasslands, Mixed open forests

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  Foliage and flowering

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  Close-up on the flowers (and bumblebee)

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  'Alba'

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