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Vitex agnus-castus (also called vitex, chaste tree / chastetree, chasteberry, Abraham's balm, [1] lilac chastetree, [2] or monk's pepper) is a plant native of the Mediterranean region. It is one of the few temperate-zone species of Vitex , which is on the whole a genus of tropical and subtropical flowering plants . [ 3 ]
Vitexin is an apigenin flavone glucoside, a chemical compound found in the passion flower, Vitex agnus-castus (chaste tree or chasteberry), in the Phyllostachys nigra bamboo leaves, [1] in the pearl millet (Pennisetum millet), [2] and in Hawthorn.
Some of the aromatic species are used medicinally [8] [9] or to repel mosquitos. [8] The genus Vitex was named by Linnaeus in Species Plantarum in 1753. [10] Vitex was the name used by Pliny the Elder for V. agnus-castus. It is derived from the Latin vieo, meaning to weave or to tie up, a reference to the use of V. agnus-castus in basketry. [11]
Vitex agnus-castus, a Mediterranean plant, also called Chaste Tree, Chasteberry, or Monk's Pepper Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Castus .
Vitex rotundifolia, the roundleaf chastetree [2] or beach vitex, is a species of flowering plant in the sage family Lamiaceae.It is native to seashores throughout the Pacific.
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It is widely used in folk medicine, particularly in South and Southeast Asia. Vitex negundo is an erect shrub or small tree growing from 2 to 8 m (6.6 to 26.2 ft) in height. The bark is reddish brown. Its leaves are digitate, with five lanceolate leaflets, sometimes three. Each leaflet is around 4 to 10 cm (1.6 to 3.9 in) in length, with the ...
They are used in saskatoon berry pie, jam, wines, cider, beers, and sugar-infused berries similar to dried cranberries used for cereals, trail mix, and snack foods. [ 8 ] [ 27 ] [ 28 ] [ 26 ] In 2004, the British Food Standards Agency suspended saskatoon berries from retail sales [ 29 ] pending safety testing; the ban eventually was lifted ...