Vitex pinnata

Other Names : Pistaciovitex pinnata, Vitex arborea, Vitex articulata, Vitex bracteata, Vitex buddingii Moldenke, Vitex digitata, Vitex heterophylla, Vitex inaequifolia, Vitex latifolia, Vitex puberula, Vitex pubescens, Vitex sebesiae, Vitex velutina, Wallrothia articulata, Amola, Amolaung, Gagil, Humulawan, Kalapapa, Kulimpapa batu, Kulimpapa simpor, Kulumpapa, Laban daun menjari, Laban, Laben, Leban, Pagil, Pampa, Bunyak laban, Kopiher (Karo language), Aloban-batu, Aloban Kardoek or Aloban bunga, Hiketaroe.

Health Benefits and Uses of Vitex pinnata

• A decoction of the bark is used to treat stomach-ache.
• A poultice of the leaves is used to treat fevers and wounds
• Leaves and bark are used to treat abdominal pain, fever and malaria.
• Malaria : Aleurites mollucanus and Vitex pinnata was empirically used by people in Kalimantan to treat several illness.Banjar and Dayak ethnic of Kalimantan believed drinking boiled water of Aleurites mollucanus barks could cure malaria. While Kutai and Dayak Ethnic believed consuming grinded seed of Vitex pinnata could cure the same illness. However, in our best knowledge, there was no scientifically report about anti Plasmodim activity for both species yet. Nevertheless, a report suggested that a close relative of V. pinnata,namely V. mediensis leaves and barks extract was reported to exhibits anti Plasmodium activity toward both chloroquin-resistant FCB strain and field isolates P. falciparum in vitro.

References

• Noorcahayati, “Tumbuhan berkhasiat obat etnis asli Kalimantan. [Medical plants from Kalimantan] Balikpapan: Balai penelitian Teknologi Konservasi Sumber Daya Alam. Badan Penelitian dan Pengembangan Kehutanan Kementrian Kehutanan,” Jurnal Penelitian Dipterokarpa, pp. 1–103, 2012.
• J.P.Ondo,J.B.Lekana-Douki,J.B.Bonguietal.,“Invitro antiplasmodial activity and cytotoxicity ofextracts and fractions of Vitex madiensis,medicinal plant of Gabon,” Tropical Medicine and International Health, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 316–321, 2012.