Table 1.

Summary of traditional applications of various Vitex species in medicine.

Vitex Species	Traditional Uses	Plant Parts Used	References
Vitex negundo L.	Increase lactation	Shoot, fruit	[39,40]
	Post-partum bath	Leaf	[39,40]
	Diarrhea, dysentery, flatulence, indigestion, and cholera	Root, bark, flower	[38,50]
	Headache	Leaf	[43,44,45]
	Cough, sore throat	Leaf	[42,46,47]
	Rheumatism	Root, leaf	[48]
	Hives, cellulitis, carbuncle	Leaf	[49]
	Catarrhal fever, muffled hearing	Leaf	[12,50]
Vitex agnus-castus L.	Decrease sexual drive	Leaf, seed, fruit	[51,52,53,54,55]
	Menstrual irregularities, infertility, premenstrual syndrome, acne, digestive complaint, sedative	-	[55,56,57]
	Increase lactation	Leaf, fruit	[58,59]
	Inflammation, injury, snake and spider antivenom, epilepsy, madness, insanity	-	[10]
	Flatulence, urination, dropsy, splenic disease	Seed	[10]
	Pain due to chills	Leaf	[12]
	Calming agent for hysteria	Fruit	[10]
Vitex trifolia L.	Joint pain, ringworm, leprosy, skin rashes	Leaf	[60]
	Intermittent fever, catarrh, headache	Leaf	[12]
	Pitta in blood	Leaf	[12,60]
	Tonic, expectorant, febrifuge	Root	[12,60]
	Headache, migraine, common fever, eye pain, cancer	Fruit	[61,62]
	Decrease sexual drive	-	[7]
	Dysentery	Stem, leaf	[11]
	Rheumatism, sprained joint	Leaf	[11]
	Headache	Leaf	[63]
	Oral infection, inflammation	-	[63]
Vitex peduncularis Wall. Ex Schauer	Diabetes	Leaf, bark	[64]
	Jaundice, numbness of face and eyes, urethritis	Bark	[9,64,65]
	Blackwater fever, malaria	Bark, root, leaf	[66,67,68]
	Chest pain, joint pain	Bark	[9,12]