Vitex leucoxylon L.f

Vitex leucoxylon Linn. is a small-to-large tree with a short-thick trunk and a spreading crown.

Collected in Ghana, Voucher specimen number KNUST/HMI/2019/SB/005

Plant Family

Genus

Vitex

Species

V. leucoxylon

Scientific/ Botanical Name

Vitex leucoxylon L.f

Common Name

White wood chaste tree

Local Name

Akan – Akwakora gyehini bedea

Plant Uses

Specific Uses

Active components/ Isolated Compounds/ Molecule

Sample information

Samples Available

Leaves, Stem bark

Contributor

KNUST – Department of Pharmacology

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Further information

References

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27166527

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/224898073_Studies_on_hepatoprotective_activity_of_vitex_leucoxylon_L

Althaf Faimum D., Sudaroli M. and Mohammed Salman I. (2013)

Makwana, H.G. et al., (1994)

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/4868/1cd8205ee22c34cade83c34b302d7f6045e6.pdf


Aknowledgements

Dr. Cynthia Danquah, Department of Pharmacology, KNUST