vitex negundo

action	anodyne, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, nervine, tonic, vermifuge
body	eye
common name	chaste tree, vitex
family	verbenaceae
indigenous use	french, santal
range	fiji, india, indonesia, iran, malaysia, samoa
used to treat	abrasions, anasarca, cold, common cold, cough, dropsy, dysentery, fever, headache, inflammation, madness, malaria, pneumonia, rheumatism, worms
comments	The leaves are smoked to treat headaches, and infusion of the leaves are used to treat ulcers and abcesses. The flower buds are used to treat pneumonia, the roots as an expectorant and tonic, and the oil is rubbed on rheumatic joints. The root, leaves, and fruits are used to treat colds, coughs, and bacterial dysentery, and to prevent malaria.