Vitex negundo

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.

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