COMPOSITION OF THE ESSENTIAL FRUIT OIL OF VITEX AGNUS-CASTUS

Authors
ZWAVING JH BOS R
Citation
Jh. Zwaving et R. Bos, COMPOSITION OF THE ESSENTIAL FRUIT OIL OF VITEX AGNUS-CASTUS, Planta medica, 62(1), 1996, pp. 83-84
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Pharmacology & Pharmacy","Plant Sciences
Journal title
Planta medica → ACNP
ISSN journal
00320943
Volume
62
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
83 - 84
Database
ISI
SICI code
0032-0943(1996)62:1<83:COTEFO>2.0.ZU;2-G
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 investiga ted by GC and GC-MS.