This document summarizes information about the Negundo plant (Vitex Negundo), including its morphology, microscopy, chemical constituents, uses, and some marketed products containing it. Specifically, it notes that the plant has quadrangular, whitish branches; 3 to 5 lobed leaves; bluish purple flowers; and globose drupes. Microscopy found stomata on the lower epidermis and trichomes on both surfaces. Chemical constituents include casticin, isoorientin, and others. Traditional uses involve treating rheumatoid arthritis, headaches, and wounds. Some commercial products containing Negundo are oils and herbal formulations.

1. NAGOD
Plant part use: Leaf
Prepared By : Janavi Patel
Sem-7, APIP, Jamnagar
Guide by: Mrs. Pooja Khanpara

2. •Synonyms: Chaste Tree, Man Ching,
Negundo, Lenggundi
•Biological source: It is obtained from
the leaves of the plant Vitex Negundo.
•Family: Verbenaceae
•Plant part use: leaves

3. Morphology
• Large aromatic shrub with quadrangular, densely
whitish, tomentose branchlets.
• Bark: Thin , Colour : Grey.
• Leaves 3 to 5 foliolate
• Leaflets Lanceolate
• Lateral leaflets smaller than terminal ones.
• Flowers bluish purple
• Drupes: Globose

4. Microscopy

5. • Stomata: Absent in the upper epidermis and plenty on
lower side . Most are anomocytic.
• Trichomes: Both simple, covering glandular on the both
the surfaces but covering are plenty on the lower
surface, 1 - 3 celled uniseriate, with sharp pointed apex
and bulging base .
• Mesophyll: Consisting of 3 rows of palisade cells.
Vascular bundles protected on the both sides of
paremchymatous sheath.
• Midrib: Collenchymatous tissue below the uper and
lower epidermis. Xylem is crescent shaped.

7. Chemical Constituents
• Casticin
• Isoorientin
• Chrysopenol D
• Luteolin
• p- hydroxybenzoic acid
• D- fructose

8. Uses
• In the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
• Nirgundi decoction used for steam bath for joint
pains.
• Dried leaves when smoked also said to relieve
catarrh and headache.
• Used in sinuses and scrofulous sores.
• Oil is used for sloughing wounds and ulcers.

9. Marketed Products
• Nirgundi Kalpa
• Vish Garbha Tel
• Nirgundi Tel
• Putrada Rasayana
• Maha Vish Garbha Tel

10. Products