Table 4.

List of patents for Vitex species.

No.	Patent No./ Country	Title	Details	References
1	ES2190383A1 Spain	Vitex agnus-castus L. extract	The present invention provides a Vitex agnus-castus L. extract wherein the extract is obtained by extracting dried and pulverized fruits of the plant Vitex agnus castus with a 90–100% ethanol solvent, separating the extraction solution from the rest of the plant material, removing the solvent from the extraction solution, and recovering the extract. The present invention also provides for a dietary supplement comprising a V. agnus-castus L. extract having a linoleic acid content of at least ten weight percent by the composition and a calcium source and the use of the extract and dietary supplement to treat conditions particularly affecting women.	[153]
2	US8637099B2 United States.	Use of Vitex agnus-castus L. extracts for preparing a medicament	The present invention relates to the use of fruit extract from Vitex agnus-castus L. and/or one or more isolated and/or synthetically prepared bicyclic diterpenes from V. agnus-castus L. for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of movement disorders.	[154]
3	USPP25914P3 United States.	Vitex plant named ‘PIIVAC-I’	A new and distinct cultivar of Vitex plant named ‘PIIVAC-I’, characterized by its compact, rounded to upright-spreading growth habit, dark green foliage, dark bluish-purple flowers, and resistance to leaf spot.	[155]
4	20160135348 United States.	Vitex agnus-castus plant named ‘V0509A-7’	The present innovation relates to a distinct and new cultivar of Vitex agnus-castus L. referred to as ‘V0509A-7’.	[156]