| Name: | vitex agnus-castus fruit |
| CAS Number: | 91722-47-3 |
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| ECHA EC Number: | 294-446-5 |
Category: food additive
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Physical Properties:
| Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
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| GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS) |
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| None found. |
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| None found. |
| Oral/Parenteral Toxicity: |
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Safety in Use Information:
| Category: | food additive |
| Recommendation for vitex agnus-castus fruit usage levels up to: | | | not for fragrance use.
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| Recommendation for vitex agnus-castus fruit flavor usage levels up to: |
| | not for flavor use.
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| FDA Listing of Food Additive Status: | View |
| Wikipedia: | View |
Potential Blenders and core components notePotential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): noteSynonyms:
| | abraham's balm berry | | | abrahams balm berry | | | chaste tree berry | | | chaste-tree berry | | | chasteberry berry | | | monk's pepper berry | | | monks pepper berry | | | vitex agnus castus fruit |
Articles:
| PubMed: | Metabolic profiling of Vitex agnus castus leaves, fruits and sprouts: analysis by LC/ESI/(QqQ)MS and (HR) LC/ESI/(Orbitrap)/MS n. |
| PubMed: | Involvement of histone H3 phosphorylation via the activation of p38 MAPK pathway and intracellular redox status in cytotoxicity of HL-60 cells induced by Vitex agnus-castus fruit extract. |
| PubMed: | Quality evaluation of medicinal products and health foods containing chaste berry (Vitex agnus-castus) in Japanese, European and American markets. |
| PubMed: | Effects of "vitex agnus castus" extract and magnesium supplementation, alone and in combination, on osteogenic and angiogenic factors and fracture healing in women with long bone fracture. |
| PubMed: | Cytotoxicity of Vitex agnus-castus fruit extract and its major component, casticin, correlates with differentiation status in leukemia cell lines. |
| PubMed: | Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry determination of chemical markers and principal component analysis of Vitex agnus-castus L. fruits (Verbenaceae) and derived food supplements. |
| PubMed: | A new diterpenoid glucoside and two new diterpenoids from the fruit of Vitex agnus-castus. |
| PubMed: | Differential attraction of Aedes albopictus in the field to flowers, fruits and honeydew. |
| PubMed: | Phytoconstituents from Vitex agnus-castus fruits. |
| PubMed: | Extraction, separation and isolation of volatiles from Vitex agnus-castus L. (Verbenaceae) wild species of Sardinia, Italy, by supercritical CO2. |
| PubMed: | Three new diterpenoids from the fruit of Vitex agnus-castus. |
| PubMed: | Vitex agnus-castus (Chaste-Tree/Berry) in the treatment of menopause-related complaints. |
| PubMed: | [The premenstrual syndrome: effectiveness of Vitex agnus castus]. |
| PubMed: | Vitex agnus-castus. Monograph. |
| PubMed: | Cytotoxic effects of flavonoids against a human colon cancer derived cell line, COLO 201: a potential natural anti-cancer substance. |
| PubMed: | Five new diterpenoids, viteagnusins A--E, from the fruit of Vitex agnus-castus. |
| PubMed: | In vitro screening for the tumoricidal properties of international medicinal herbs. |
| PubMed: | Can Vitex Agnus Castus be Used for the Treatment of Mastalgia? What is the Current Evidence? |
| PubMed: | The antiepileptic activity of Vitex agnus castus extract on amygdala kindled seizures in male rats. |
| PubMed: | Gynecological efficacy and chemical investigation of Vitex agnus-castus L. fruits growing in Egypt. |
| PubMed: | The effects of phytoestrogens on fracture healing: experimental research in New Zealand white rabbits. |
| PubMed: | Safety and efficacy of chastetree (Vitex agnus-castus) during pregnancy and lactation. |
| PubMed: | Reduced reproductive function in wild baboons (Papio hamadryas anubis) related to natural consumption of the African black plum (Vitex doniana). |
| PubMed: | Antioxidant activity of Vitex agnus-castus L. extracts. |
| PubMed: | Diterpenoids and flavonoids from the fruits of Vitex agnus-castus and antioxidant activity of the fruit extracts and their constituents. |
| PubMed: | Activation of the mu-opiate receptor by Vitex agnus-castus methanol extracts: implication for its use in PMS. |
| PubMed: | A Vitex agnus-castus extract inhibits cell growth and induces apoptosis in prostate epithelial cell lines. |
| PubMed: | Human gastric signet ring carcinoma (KATO-III) cell apoptosis induced by Vitex agnus-castus fruit extract through intracellular oxidative stress. |
| PubMed: | Vitex agnus castus: a systematic review of adverse events. |
| PubMed: | Isolation of linoleic acid as an estrogenic compound from the fruits of Vitex agnus-castus L. (chaste-berry). |
| PubMed: | Vitex agnus castus essential oil and menopausal balance: a research update [Complementary Therapies in Nursing and Midwifery 8 (2003) 148-154]. |
| PubMed: | Chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus)--pharmacology and clinical indications. |
| PubMed: | Cytotoxicity and apoptotic inducibility of Vitex agnus-castus fruit extract in cultured human normal and cancer cells and effect on growth. |
| PubMed: | Vitexagnus-castus essential oil and menopausal balance: a self-care survey. |
| PubMed: | Treatment for the premenstrual syndrome with agnus castus fruit extract: prospective, randomised, placebo controlled study. |
| PubMed: | Pharmacological activities of Vitex agnus-castus extracts in vitro. |
| PubMed: | Treatment of premenstrual syndrome with a phytopharmaceutical formulation containing Vitex agnus castus. |
| PubMed: | Composition of the essential fruit oil of Vitex agnus-castus. |
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