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Vitex
About: Vitex is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 371 publications have been published within this topic receiving 4493 citations.
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TL;DR: The methanolic root extracts of Vitex negundo Linn.
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TL;DR: The results obtained revealed that the aqueous methanol extracts of all the five medicinal plants investigated have pharmacological activity against diarrhoea, which may explain their use in traditional medicine for the treatment of diarrhoeal treatment.
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TL;DR: The dihydric phenolics from the leaves of 365 specimens representing 355 species and varieties of 110 genera of Lamiaceae (Labiatae) have been examined as semiquinones by ESR spectroscopy and two chemical characters give strong support to the subfamily division of the Lami Families as recognised by Erdtman (1945).
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TL;DR: 1,8-cineole was the predominant constituent of the oils and showed very high antimicrobial potency as well in an in vivo experiment to provoke Aspergillus rot in apples.
111 citations
TL;DR: The future scope of Vitex species has been emphasized with a view to establish their multifarious biological activities and mode of action.
Abstract: The review includes 161 references on the genus Vitex, and comprises ethnopharmacology, morphology and microscopy, phytoconstituents, pharmacological reports, clinical studies, and toxicology of the prominent species of Vitex. Essential oils, flavonoids, iridoid glycosides, diterpenoides and ligans constitute major classes of phytoconstituents of the genus. A few species of this genus have medicinal value, among these, leaves and fruits of V. agnus-castus Linn. (Verbenaceae) has been traditionally used in treatment of women complaints. V. agnus-castus has also been included in herbal remedies, which are in clinical use to regulate the menstrual cycle, reduce premenstrual symptom tension and anxiety, treat some menopausal symptoms as well as to treat hormonally induced acne. Despite a long tradition of use of some species, the genus has not been explored properly. In the concluding part, the future scope of Vitex species has been emphasized with a view to establish their multifarious biological activities and mode of action.
105 citations