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[[File:Vitex agnus-castus 1.JPG|thumb|right|''Nirgundi'', ''Vitex agnus-castus'']]
'''Nirgundi''' is a native of the Mediterranean region. It is one of the few temperate-zone species of Vitex, which is on the whole a genus of tropical and sub-tropical flowering plants. It is widely used in folk medicine, particularly in South and Southeast Asia.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Headache}}, {{Uses|Menatl Mental disorder}}, {{Uses|Ear problems}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Crnic arthitisChronic arthritis}}, {{Uses|Liver problems}}, {{Uses|Swellmig Swelling of lungs}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|IndigetionIndigestion}}.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Roots}}, {{Parts Used|flowersFlowers}}, {{Parts Used|leavesLeaves}}, {{Parts Used|barkBark}}.
==Chemical Composition==
Contains volatile oils, flavonoids, apigenin, luteolin, quercetin, kaempferol, tiliroside, triterpene glycosides including euscapic acid and tormentic acid, phenolic acids, and 3%–21% tannins.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Compound|The leaves are Palmately compound petiole 2:5: 3.8 cm long; mostly trifoliate, occasionally pentafoliate}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|UnisexualBisexual|2-4cm long|Bluish-purpleYellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August and small, in peduncled cymes}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|rounded Rounded drupe|1 to 3 mm in diameter|calyx Calyx cup may show one or two vertical splits|fruit Fruit colour light brown to black|2}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tropical regionarea}}, {{Commonly seen|Sub-tropical region}}.
==Photo Gallery==
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<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.himalayawellness.com/herbfinder/vitex-negundo.htm "chemical Chemical constituents"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[https://www.bimbima.com/ayurveda/medicinal-use-of-nirgundi-vitex-negundo/1452/ "plant Plant description"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://www.jipbs.com/VolumeArticles/FullTextPDF/80_JIPBSV2I205.pdf "cultivation Cultivation details"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://www.planetayurveda.com/nirgundipowder.htmNirgundi on planet ayureveda.com]* [http://www.usefulplants.org/index.php/medicinal-plants/nirgundi-chaste-treeNirgundi on ueful plants.org]* [httphttps://wwweasyayurveda.usefulplants.orgcom/2014/index.php07/medicinal-plants27/nirgundi-chastevitex-negundo-uses-dose-side-effects-treeresearch/ Nirgundi on easy ayurveda.com]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Lamiaceae]]
