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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

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

Cineole,C10H17O. Iridoid glycosides, agnoside, aucubin, eurostoside, Flavonoids[1]

Common names

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


Habit

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

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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}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

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[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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References

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