Plant Details

Accepted name:: Vitex agnus-castus L. [Lamiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
abraham's balm	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
abrahamsstrauch	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
agneau-chaste	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
agni casti	Other	Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
agni casti fructus	Pharmaceutical	EMA Com. Monog.: Vitex agnus-castus, fruc. (2009)
agni casti fructus	Pharmaceutical	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
agnocasto	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
agnocasto frutto	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Vitex agnus-castus, fruc. (2009)
agnocastofrukt	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Vitex agnus-castus, fruc. (2009)
agnos-casto cumune	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
agnus castus	Other	Encyclopedia of Herb. Medicine (Bartram, 1995) Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
agnus castus fruit	Other	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) EMA Com. Monog.: Vitex agnus-castus, fruc. (2009) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
agnus-castus	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
angarf	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
anho-casto, fruto	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Vitex agnus-castus, fruc. (2009)
arbre au poivre	Other	Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
arbre chaste	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)
athlak	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
bangeroo	Other	Survey in Kohghiluyeh va Boyer Ahmad, Iran (Mosaddegh, 2012)
banjankusht	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
barátcserje	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
barátcserje termés	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Vitex agnus-castus, fruc. (2009)
bish barmagh aghaji	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
chaste tree	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Encyclopedia of Herb. Medicine (Bartram, 1995) Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983) Survey of Trad. Drugs Sold in Jordan (Lev, 2002) Trad. Drugs in Israel at End C20th (Lev & Amar, 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) Wild Med. Pl. Jordan (Al-Qura'n, 2009) World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)
chasteberry	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
chastetree	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
common chaste tree	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
common chaste-tree	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
daribrahim	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
drmkový plod	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Vitex agnus-castus, fruc. (2009)
fanfangosht	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
felfele barry	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
frotta tas-siġret il-virgi	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Vitex agnus-castus, fruc. (2009)
fruct de scai de tufă mare	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Vitex agnus-castus, fruc. (2009)
fructus agni casti	Pharmaceutical	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
gatileira comum	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
gattilier	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Les Plantes Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000) Timber Press Plant Names (Erhardt et al., 2009) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
gattilier (fruit de)	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Vitex agnus-castus, fruc. (2009)
gattilier agneau-chaste	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
gattilier commun	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
hab an nasl	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
hab el fakd	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
haba khouraf	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
hayit	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
hayıt	Other	Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997)
hemp tree	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
hemp-tree	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
hierba de la castidad	Other	Archivos de Flora Iberica (Morales et al., 1996)
jurema	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
kaff maryam	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
kef-meriem	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
kerwa	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
keuschbaum	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
keuschlamm	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
keuschlammfrüchte	Other	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
kyskhedstrae	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
kyskhedstræfrugt	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Vitex agnus-castus, fruc. (2009)
kyskhetsträd	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
liamba	Other	Med. & Pois. Pl. N.E.Braz. (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. N.E.Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
lilac chastetree	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
lygaria	Other	The Herbal Market of Cyprus (Karousou & Deirmentzoglou, 2011)
lygos	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
monk's pepper	Other	Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
monk's peppertree	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
monk’s pepper	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
monk’s pepper tree	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
monnikspeper, kuisboom	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Vitex agnus-castus, fruc. (2009)
mungapipravili	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Vitex agnus-castus, fruc. (2009)
munkpeppar, frukt	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Vitex agnus-castus, fruc. (2009)
mönchspfeffer	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983) Timber Press Plant Names (Erhardt et al., 2009) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009) World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)
mönchspfefferfrüchte	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Vitex agnus-castus, fruc. (2009)
mönchspfeller	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
müllen	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
non’speppertree	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
owoc niepokalanka zwyczajnego	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Vitex agnus-castus, fruc. (2009)
panj angosht	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
panj-angosht	Other	Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
panjangusht	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
pape falso	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
peperella	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
petite poivre	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
pimiento loco	Other	Archivos de Flora Iberica (Morales et al., 1996)
pimiento menor	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
plod navadne konopljike	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Vitex agnus-castus, fruc. (2009)
plod vitexu jahňacieho	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Vitex agnus-castus, fruc. (2009)
poivre de moine	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
poivre sauvage	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
ranukabija mah	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
renuka	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
sagetree	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
sauzgatillo	Other	Archivos de Flora Iberica (Morales et al., 1996) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
sauzgatillo, fruto	Other	Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013)
sauzgatillo, fruto de	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Vitex agnus-castus, fruc. (2009)
seiyo-ninzin-boku	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
shagareh ibrahim	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
shajerat ebrahim	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
sinduvara	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
teca	Other	Med. & Pois. Pl. N.E.Braz. (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. N.E.Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
tree of chastity	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
true chaste tree	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
tukhm sambhalu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
viteksa augļi	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Vitex agnus-castus, fruc. (2009)
vitex	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
vitex agnus castus	Other	WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
vitiu	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
wild lavender	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
yemen safrani	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
ârbol casto	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
ârbolde la castidad	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
καρπός λυγαριάς	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Vitex agnus-castus, fruc. (2009)
аврамово дърво, плод	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Vitex agnus-castus, fruc. (2009)
اثلق	Other	Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
fruit		British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
fruits, flowering tops		Les Plantes Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
Seed		Survey of Trad. Drugs Sold in Jordan (Lev, 2002)
fructus		EMA Com. Monog.: Vitex agnus-castus, fruc. (2009)
Leaves, fresh flower, seed		Survey in Kohghiluyeh va Boyer Ahmad, Iran (Mosaddegh, 2012)
Seed		Trad. Drugs in Israel at End C20th (Lev & Amar, 2000)
fruit	dried ripe fruits	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
Fruit		Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
Fruit		Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Fruit		WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
leaves, fruit		The Herbal Market of Cyprus (Karousou & Deirmentzoglou, 2011)
fruit		Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997)
fruit		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
fruit	dried fruit	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008)
fruit	dried fruit	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008)
fruit	whole, ripe, dried fruit	European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007)
leaf		Med. Pl. N.E.Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
leaf		Med. & Pois. Pl. N.E.Braz. (Agra et al., 2007)
leaf, stem		Wild Med. Pl. Jordan (Al-Qura'n, 2009)
fruit	dried ripe fruit	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
Fruit		Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
fruit	Whole, ripe, dried fruit	European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
fruit	dried ripe fruits	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013)
fruto entero, maduro, seco		Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 31 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Vitex pseudonegundo (Hausskn.) Hand.-Mazz. Ann. K. K. Naturhist. Hofmus. 27: 408 (1913).
Agnus-castus alba Carrière Rev. Hort. (Paris) 46: 400 (1874).
Agnus-castus macrostachya Carrière Rev. Hort. (Paris) 46: 400 (1874).
Agnus-castus robusta (Lebas) Carrière Rev. Hort. (Paris) 42: 415 (1870 publ. 1871).
Agnus-castus vulgaris Carrière Rev. Hort. (Paris) 42: 414 (1870 publ. 1871).
Agnus-castus vulgaris var. alba (Weston) Carrière Rev. Hort. (Paris) 42: 415 (1870 publ. 1871).
Vitex agnus Stokes Bot. Mat. Med. 2: 413 (1812).
Vitex agnus var. integerrima Stokes Bot. Mat. Med. 3: 413 (1812), nom. superfl.
Vitex agnus-castus f. alba (Weston) Rehder Bibliogr. Cult. Trees: 584 (1949).
Vitex agnus-castus var. alba Weston Bot. Univ. 1: 311 (1770).
Vitex agnus-castus f. albiflora Moldenke Phytologia 4: 59 (1952).
Vitex agnus-castus var. angustifolia Aiton Hort. Kew. 2: 365 (1789).
Vitex agnus-castus var. caerulea Rehder in L.H.Bailey, Cycl. Amer. Hort. 4: 1947 (1902).
Vitex agnus-castus f. caerulea (Rehder) Moldenke Phytologia 44: 134 (1979).
Vitex agnus-castus subsp. haussknechtii Bornm. Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 22(2): 118 (1907).
Vitex agnus-castus f. laciniosa (Ces.) Moldenke Phytologia 44: 342 (1979).
Vitex agnus-castus var. laciniosa Ces. in V. de Cesati, G. Passerini & E.G.Gibelli, Comp. Fl. Ital.: 327 (1874).
Vitex agnus-castus var. latifolia (Mill.) G.Don in J.C.Loudon, Hort. Brit.: 246 (1830), nom. illeg.
Vitex agnus-castus var. latifolia Aiton Hort. Kew. 2: 365 (1789).
Vitex agnus-castus f. latifolia (Mill.) Rehder J. Arnold Arbor. 20: 427 (1939).
Vitex agnus-castus var. pseudonegundo Hausskn. Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 22(2): 117 (1907).
Vitex agnus-castus f. rosea Rehder J. Arnold Arbor. 20: 427 (1939).
Vitex agnus-castus var. serrata Moldenke Amer. Midl. Naturalist 24: 753 (1940).
Vitex haussknechtii (Bornm.) Prain Index Kew., Suppl. 4: 248 (1913).
Vitex hybrida Moldenke Phytologia 2: 29 (1941).
Vitex integra Medik. Bot. Beob. 1782: 313 (1783).
Vitex latifolia Mill. Gard. Dict. ed. 8.: n.° 2 (1768).
Vitex lupinifolia Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 106 (1796).
Vitex negundo var. macrophylla Moldenke Amer. Midl. Naturalist 24: 753 (1940).
Vitex robusta Lebas Rev. Hort. (Paris) 41: 30 (1869).
Vitex verticillata Lam. Fl. Franç. 2: 363 (1779).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Vitex agnus castus Linné	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
Vitex agnus-castus	Europe's Med. Pl. (Lange, 1998) Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997) Substances in Medicines, Australia (TGA, 2007) Survey of Trad. Drugs Sold in Jordan (Lev, 2002) Trad. Drugs in Israel at End C20th (Lev & Amar, 2000) Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Vitex agnus-castus L.	Archivos de Flora Iberica (Morales et al., 1996) British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017) EMA Com. Monog.: Vitex agnus-castus, fruc. (2009) Encyclopedia of Herb. Medicine (Bartram, 1995) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012) Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013) GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Les Plantes Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000) Med. & Pois. Pl. N.E.Braz. (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. N.E.Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) Med. Pl. in the Mediterranean: Project Rubia (Gonzalez-Tejero et al., 2008) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Medicinal Plants of Brazil (Mors et al., 2000) Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983) The Herbal Market of Cyprus (Karousou & Deirmentzoglou, 2011) Timber Press Plant Names (Erhardt et al., 2009) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) Wild Med. Pl. Jordan (Al-Qura'n, 2009) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012) World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)
Vitex pseudonegundo Hand.-Mazz.	Survey in Kohghiluyeh va Boyer Ahmad, Iran (Mosaddegh, 2012)

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