Vitex Negundo
Other names : five-leaved chaste tree, Tamil: நொச்சி, nochhi; Hindi: निर्गुंडी, nirgundi; Sanskrit: सिन्धुवार, sindhuvara(వావిలి / సింధువార); Telugu : Sindhuvara; Filipino: lagundî; Sinhala: නික, nika; and Bengali: Nishinda (নিশিন্দা), Nepali: Simali (सिमाली)and nirgudi in marathi.
Vitex Negundo is a large aromatic shrub with quadrangular, densely whitish, tomentose branchlets. It is widely used in folk medicine, particularly in South and Southeast Asia.
Special Precautions of Vitex Negundo
Benefits and uses of Vitex Negundo are
Five-Leaved Chaste Tree extracts have been used in Ayurvedic medicine as a rejuvenative tonic for promoting virility. In Unani, the seeds are recommended for controlling premature ejaculation. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India has documented the use of the leaf and the root to treat excessive vaginal discharge, edema, skin diseases, pruritus, helminthiasis, rheumatism and puerperal fever. The chemical constituents of Five-Leaved Chaste Tree are the monoterpenes, agnuside, eurostoside and aucubin. The flavonoids casticin, chrysosplenol and vitexin are also present in the herb. Chrysosplenol D has antihistamine and muscle relaxant properties and is a compound found in Five-Leaved Chaste Tree.
- Because of its anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antifungal properties, the plant is useful in treating sores and skin infections.
- relieves muscle aches and joint pains.
- effective in treating vaginal discharge.
- enhances the male lidibo.
