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Planta Med 1996; 62(1): 83-84
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-957814
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

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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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.

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