Composition of the Essential Fruit Oil of Vitex agnus-castus

J. H. Zwaving; R. Bos

doi:10.1055/s-2006-957814

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Planta Med 1996; 62(1): 83-84
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-957814

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Composition of the Essential Fruit Oil of Vitex agnus-castus

J. H. Zwaving, R. Bos

Department of Pharmacognosy, University Centre for Pharmacy, University of Groningen, Ant. Deusinglaan 2, NL-9713 AW Groningen, The Netherlands

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1995

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04 January 2007 (online)

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Abstract

Vitex agnus-castus, the chaste tree, is used against disorders of the female sexual organs and as an anaphrodisiac. Active constituents are not known. In this study the essential oil of the fruits was investigated by GC and GC-MS.