Vitex negundo | |
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Common name | Nagod |
Botanical Name | Vitex negundo |
Vernacular name | English- Five-leaved chaste tree Hindi- Nirgundi Gujarati-Nagod Sanskrit- Sindhuvara |
Family | Verbenaceae |
Class | Magnoliopsida |
Parts of plant used | Leaves, Seed |
Chemical Constituents | Akaloids, Hydrocarbon, Beta-sitosterol and Essential oil |
Therapeutic uses | Used in Unani system of medicine as anti-inflammatory, expectorant, tranquilizer, antispasmodic, anti-convalesant, rejuvenative, anti-arthritic, anthelminthic, anti-fungal and antipyretic. |