Plant Id : 388
Plant Name : Chaste Tree
Scientific Name : Vitex negundo
Family Name : Lamiaceae
Location : Botanical Garden
Properties : Vitex negundo is used for treating stored garlic against pests and as a cough remedy in the Philippines. It is also used to control mosquitoes.Equal amounts of leaves of vitex, neem and Catharanthus roseus (L.) Don. are ground and tablets (5g) prepared from the powder. Two tablets are administered orally in the morning on an empty stomach- Susanta Kumar Manjhi, Birbhum, West Bengal.Leaves are smeared with mustard oil, lukewarmed and applied on the affected part- Savita Kumari, Gopalganj, Bihar.
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