All about Chaste Tree Seed (Vitex Agnus Castus)
What is Chaste Tree Seed (Vitex Agnus Castus)?
Chaste tree seed (Viex Pseudo- Negundo ( Hausskn.) Hand,mzt) belongs to Lamiaceae with many medicinal properties. Every year, this plant is exported to many countries in large quantities and is in great demand on the medicinal plant market inside and outside Iran.
Physical characteristics
- Chaste tree seed is a 1 to 2 m tall, gray-colored shrub that is branched at the top and has blunt 4-cornered branches. The inflorescence of this plant has a large terminal panicle. The leaves have long claw-like petioles and consist of 5, rarely 7 leaflets. Leaflets are lanceolate, 6-9 (-12) cm long and 1-2 (-2.5) cm wide, long narrowed (spear tip), acute, almost entire, greenish on the upper side, and gray-felted on the lower side. Its petiole has the leaflet as well.
- This plant has purple flowers. Its inflorescence consists of thin, short spikes arranged in very thin whorls, and one long spike.
- The calyx is 2 mm long and has three blunt, triangular teeth. Compared to the tube, the calyx is three times shorter.
- Corollas are 6 to 9 mm long and purple in color and three times the size of the calyx. Corollas’ tube is 4 mm long and has a closed opening; the lower lip is dense and white with bearded hairs.
- The spherical fruit is 2 mm in diameter and slightly longer than the calyx.
Chemical compounds
These compounds can be found in this plant:
1- Costasin
2- Quercestatin
3- Vitexin
4- Kaempferol
5- Ecobin
6- Kaempferol
7- Linalool
8- Terpinyl acetate
9-Alpha pinene, etc.
Pharmaceutical organs
- Fruit
- Leaf
Worldwide distribution
This plant grows in Iran, Turkey, Syria, eastern Afghanistan, eastern Pakistan, eastern Kurdistan, and southwestern Asia.
Distribution in Iran
Chaste Tree Seed is found in the provinces of Fars, Hamadan, Semnan, Khorasan, Ilam, Khuzestan, Kermanshah, as well as Sistan and Baluchistan.
Medicinal-therapeutic properties
- Painkiller
- Antifungal
- Antiparasitic
- Antispasmodic
- Food digester
- Blood purifier
- Stomach booster
- Sexual power enhancer
- Treatment of diarrhea
- Treatment of whooping cough
- Sinusitis treatment
- Hemorrhoids treatment
- Testicular swelling treatment
- Ovarian inflammation treatment
- Prostate swellings treatment
- Menstrual disorders treatment
- Swelling and rheumatic blisters treatment
- Lung diseases treatment
- Liver diseases treatment
- Skin infections treatment
- Eye diseases treatment
- Insect repellent
Type of use
- Edible
- Pharmaceutical products
- Tablet
- Drop
- Powder
- Capsule
Contraindications
- Pregnant women
- Lactating women
Side effects
- Nausea
- Headache
- Confusion
- Dry mouth
- Drowsiness
- Skin rashes
Overdose signs
- Itching
- Blurred vision
- Restlessness
- Dizziness
- Vomiting
- Dry mouth
Chaste Tree Seed (Vitex Agnus Castus) supplier in Iran
According to the buyer’s needs, Maleki Commercial exports excellent quality of Chaste Tree Seed (Vitex Agnus Castus) as, EXW, FCA, CPT, CIP, DAT, DAP, FOB, FAC, CFR, CIF.
Maleki Commercial, the biggest exporter of (Vitex Agnus Castus)
Maleki Commercial is the largest direct exporter of Chaste Tree Seed (Vitex Agnus Castus) in Iran and Asia. This company exports the best quality of this plant as per the buyer’s requirement in the form of EXW, FCA, CPT, CIP, DAT, DAP, FOB, FAC, CFR, CIF.
For bulk purchases, please contact our consultants.
Worldwide export of (Vitex Agnus Castus)
Among all companies exporting Chaste Tree Seed (Vitex Agnus Castus), Maleki Commercial offers the most effective ingredients and the best quality and price. This holding is very successful in exporting this plant to different countries without any middleman.
You can rely on this company to provide the best quality products in safe and standardized
packaging if you need this kind of high-quality export.
Chaste Tree Seed (Vitex Agnus Castus) price in Iran
Maleki Commercial exports Chaste Tree Seed (Vitex Agnus Castus) at the best price and quality under the brand Elisso Sky to Europe, Asia, and the United States and has already attracted plenty of customers.
