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'''Vitex peduncularis''' is a tree growing 5 - 15 metres tall. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for its timber and local medicinal use. It is cultivated as a shade tree in Assam.
 
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{{Uses|Malaria}}, {{Uses|Chest pain}}, {{Uses|Jaundice}}, {{Uses|Urethritis}}, {{Uses|Menstrual bleeding}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
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==Chemical Composition==
 
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A review of the literature reveals that the presence of various chemical constituents in the different parts of the Vitex peduncularis are flavones, 4'-acetoxy-5-hydroxy-6, 7-dimethoxyflavone together with four known compounds, crisimartin, genkwanin, 3α-friedeliniol and 3β-friedeliniol etc.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
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==External Links==
 
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* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Vitex+peduncularis Vitex peduncularis on the ferns.info]
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Latest revision as of 10:50, 3 September 2020

Vitex peduncularis is a tree growing 5 - 15 metres tall. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for its timber and local medicinal use. It is cultivated as a shade tree in Assam.

Uses

Malaria, Chest pain, Jaundice, Urethritis, Menstrual bleeding, Diabetes.[1]

Parts Used

Leaves, Bark.

Chemical Composition

A review of the literature reveals that the presence of various chemical constituents in the different parts of the Vitex peduncularis are flavones, 4'-acetoxy-5-hydroxy-6, 7-dimethoxyflavone together with four known compounds, crisimartin, genkwanin, 3α-friedeliniol and 3β-friedeliniol etc.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Mixed forests.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. Chemical constituents
  3. [Morphology]
  4. [Cultivation]

External Links