European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

Abstract

Plants have proved to a crucial role in human lives due to their immense
beneficial aspects. Plants contain many biochemical substances located in various parts of
their bodies which are termed as phytochemicals. These are also termed as active
secondary products or metabolites that are used to treat many human diseases. Research is
going on large scale whereby plants are examined for their metabolite exudates that
further generate beneficial and assertive outcomes. One such plant is which is being
discussed in this context is Vitex negundo that is also known as ‘Chastetree’. This plant
belongs to Verbenaceae family and has enormous certain chemical active principle
ingredients in its body parts such as alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenes, saponins, lignins and
so on which are basically are obtained from leaves and seeds of this plant. The most
important alkaloid that was worked upon is Nishidine’. The present review paper throws
light upon therapeutic and bioactive phyto compounds that are chemical constituents of
economic and industrial value.