Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Five-leaved chastetree

Plant

English

Five-leaved chastetree, Chaste tree, Chinese chastetree, Huang ping, Negundo chastetree

Latin

Vitex negundo L.

Plantparts

Entire plant, foliage, Fruits, Leaf, Roots, Seed, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Abdominal pain, Acute coryza, Acute viral nasopharyngitis, Adstringent, Ague, Anthelmintic, Anthelmintics, Anti-bacterial, Antibacterial Agent, Antifebrile, Anti-helminthic, Antihelminthics, Anti-helmintic, Antimalarial, Anti-Paludic, Anti-pyretic, Anti-Rheumatic, Antiseptic, arthritis, Astrigent, Astringent, Bacillary dysentery, Bacterial dysentery, Bactericidal, Bactericide, Bacteriostatic, baktericidal, Bellyache, Bellypain, Calmative, Calming of nerves, Cephalagia, Cephalalgia, chill, Chills, cold, Colds, common cold, Cough, Coughing, Coughs, disinfectant, dispel worms, Dysentery (bacillary), Expectorant, Expellant of phlegm, expel worms, Febrifugal, febrifuge, gastralgia, Headache, headaches, Head colds, head pains, helmint, Herbal tonic, inspissated faeces, malaria, malarial fever, Marlow Syndrome, Marsh fever, Mucolytic agent, Pyretic, reduce fevers, relaxes the nervous system, relieves fevers, Rheumatic disorder, Rheumatism, sedative, Shigellosis, soothe, soothes headaches, soothes nerves, Soothing, stomach ache, Stomach aches, Stomach pain, stomach pains, Tonic, Tranquilizer, Tranquilliser, tranquillizer, treatment for worms, Used as an antiseptic, Used in the treatment of cough, Vermicide, vermifugal, vermifuge, worm, worms

Foods

Condiment, culinary, Culinary herb, spice, tea substitute

Other uses

deters insects, Insecticidal, Insecticide, Insectifuge, Insect repellent, repels insects

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in Chaoshan, China, Phytomedical used in Purulia district, West Bengal, India, Phytomedical used in Sarban Hills, Abbotabad, KP, Pakistan, Phytomedical used in Taiwan, China, Phytomedical use in China, Used in Bangladesh

Ingredients

 Casticin, Copper, iron, Nickel, potassium, Vitexin, zinc

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn1352

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