Description
FIVE LEAVED CHASTE TREE (VITEX NEGUNDO)
Vitex negundo relieves muscle aches and joint pains. The Ayurvedic and Unani Pharmacopoeia of India has documented the use of the leaf, seed and the root to treat excessive vaginal discharge, edema, skin diseases, pruritus, helminthiasis, rheumatism and puerperal fever.
Nirgundi, also called a five-leaved chaste tree, is a potent ayurvedic plant, that possesses noteworthy therapeutic properties and heals several ailments including asthma, muscle spasms and anxiety
USES
Vitex negundo is used for treating stored garlic against pests and as a cough remedy in the Philippines, sold under the trade names Ascof and Plemex. In Malaysia, it is used in traditional herbal medicine for women’s health, including treatments for regulating the menstrual cycle, fibrocystic breast disease and post-partum remedies.
Uses of Vitex negundo
- Uses from NIF Database.
- Oozing from ear. Few drops (3-4) of warmed juice of leaves is put in the ear- Susanta Kumar Manjhi, Birbhum, West Bengal.
- Ear pain.
- Diabetes.
- Obesity.
- Muscular pain.
- Skin disease.
