Vitex negundo Nirgundi Sambhalu Chaste tree Renuka Neergundi

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Vitex negundo

Scientific Name and Description

Vitex negundo L

Herb Family

Verbenaceae

Plant type

Shrub

Plant Synonyms

Vitex paniculata LAM.

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Philippines	Lagundi
Hindi	bana, banana, banha, banna, bannah, kali-nirgundi, mewri, negad, nengar, newri, ningori, nirgandi, nirgud, nirgunda, nirgundi, nisinda, panikisambhalu, sambhal, sambhalu, samhalu, sanbhalu, sanghalu, saubhalu, sawbhalu, shawalu, shimalu, shiwali, shriwari, siwain, siwali, tarvan, veeru, veeru dhayad, wana, Nirgundi निर्गुडी
Kannada	bile-nekki, bilee lakki, bilee nekki, bilenekki, karilakki, karinekkilu, karlakki, karlekki, lakkagida, lakki, lakki gida, lakki-gida, lakkili, lakkli, leckee, lekki, lekkigidda, lokki, nakkilu, neckila, neera gundi, nekka, nekki, nekkilu, niragundi, nirgundi, nocci, nochi, nukki, shiruboli, shurnboli
Malayalam	bem-nosi, bemnosi, bennochi, bennochie, indrani, karunocci, nocchi, nocci, noch-chi, nochi, nuchil, pennochi, vallanochi, vella-noch-chi, vellanocci, vellanochi, velnocci, vennocci, vennochi
Marathi	Nirgudi (निरगुडी), limgud, lingur, negumd, nengar, nirguda, nirgunda, nirgundi, nirgur
Sanskrit	indrani, nilanirgundi, nilapushpa, nirgundi, nirgundika, renuka, sephalika, shephali, shvetasurasa, sindhooka, sindhuvaram, sinduka, sinduvara, sinduvarah, sinduya, sugandhika, surasa, suvaha, svetasurasa, vrikshaha
Tamil	aintilainocci, anincil, arttacittikam, cantiracuracam, caturappirantai, cavurecuram, centuvaracceti, centuvaram, chinduvaram, cinkirukacceti, cinkirukam, cinkorikam, cinkorikamaram, cintu, cintu1, cintukacceti, cintukam, cintukam, cintuvaracceti, cintuvaram, cintuvari, cintuvarimaram, cirantukam, citacuracam, citaracakoli, copalikai, cumirtam1, cuntai1, curacamcuraci, cuvetacuracam, intira curiyam, intiracuracam, intiranam, intirani, intiranikai, itanacikam, kotaikkiricam, kunti, kurupatam, kurupatamaram, makicani, makicanicceti, malainoccimaram, mancitalikam, montika, montikanocci, nacci, nallanocci, nallanochi, natikantam, nattunocci, nekkunti, nerkkunti, nerkunti, nilakantakacceti, nilakantikam, nilaputpam, nilaputpikai, nilaputpikaicceti, nirakulli, nirkkundi, nirkkunti, nirkkunticceti, nirkundi, nirkunti, nirnochchi, nittal, nittil, nittirakacacceti, nittirakacam, nocci, noccicceti, noccili, noch-chi, nochchi, nochhi, nochi, noochie, notchi, nuvanai1, paccalai, paccalaimaram, pampeyam, pampeyamaram, paurakam, pavurakam, peratam, purtti, putakeci, putateki, putaveci, sinduvaaram, sinduvaram, tiriburamerittan, tiripuramerittan2, vellai nocci, vellai nochi, vellai-noch-chi, vellainocci, vellainochi, vennocci, vennocci, Nochi நொச்ச
Telugu	lukki, nalla-vavili, nallavavili, sindhuvaramu, sindhuvaruma, sindu vaaramu, sinduvaramu, tell-vavili, tellavavili, vail, vamatyakku, vavili, vayala, vayi, vayila, veyala, vyala, wayala, Nirgundi నిర్గుండి
Tibetan	ni rgun tha
Urdu	sambhalu, tukhm sambhalu
Ayurveda	Nirgundi
English	Chaste tree
Common names	Chinese chaste tree, five-leaved chaste tree,horseshoe vitex, nisinda

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Unani

Siddha

Tibetan

Folk

Sowa Rigpa

Herb usable parts

Roots

Leaves

Flowers

Fruits

Seeds

Whole plant

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Decoction of leaves used for bath to relieve body pains.
Dried leaves as tonic and vermifuge also smoked for relief of headache and catarrh.
Leaf juice is used to clean infected ulcers.
Roots are febrifuge, tonic, expectorant, anodyne and diuretic.
Flowers astringent used in fever, diarrhoea and liver complaints.
Seeds considered cooling and used to treat skin diseases.

Source: Medicinal Plants in the Indian Arid Zone, March 2005, Director Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur 342 003

Vitex negundo L. Vavili Lamiaceae Leaf Skin disease, body pains

Vitex negundo L. Nirgundi Verbenaceae Rheumatism, diabetes, ulcers, throat pain

Vitex negundo L. Shrub to small tree Whole plant Abortifacient; epilepsy; antibacterial; antidiarrhoeal; asthma; headache; cold; cough; wound; diabetes; cardiac disorders; intestinal worms; fever; spleen disorder; oral health care; mouth sores; repells mosquitoes; rheumatism; retained placenta; insecticide; increases lactation; goiter; epilepsy; typhoid General; women; pregnant women Ramya 2008, Samy et al. 2008, Sreeramulu et al. 2013, Tetali et al. 2009, Valsaraj et al. 1997