Vitex leucoxylon explained

Vitex leucoxylon, the white wood chaste tree, is a species of deciduous woody plant with 15m height, in the family Lamiaceae. Native to Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka. Bark is brown in color. Leaves compound, digitate; apex acute to obtuse; base cuneate - attenuate; margin entire. Inflorescence is corymbose cymes. Corolla is white with purple color. Fruit is purplish black with four seeded smooth drupe.^[1]

Common names

• Sinhala - නැබඩ
• Tamil - Nir nocchi, Nir-noochi
• Malayalam - Beemis, Vellanotchi, Attunochi, Neernochi, Atta nochii
• Marathi - Sona garbi, Sheras
• Telugu - Gajavaavili, Kondavaavili, Lakkiya, Lakke
• Kannada - Holenekki, Sengeni, Hollalakki
• Sanskrit - Paravatapadi^[2]

External links

• General pharmacology of Vitex leucoxylon leaves.
• STUDIES ON HEPATOPROTECTIVE ACTIVITY OF VITEX LEUCOXYLON.
• Preliminary phytochemical analysis and antibacterial activity of Vitex leucoxylon.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vitex leucoxylon - VERBENACEAE . 2015-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923190624/http://www.biotik.org/india/species/v/viteleuc/viteleuc_en.html . 2015-09-23 . dead .
2. Web site: Vitex leucoxylon L.f.. Indiabiodiversity.org. 2021-11-28.