What are the uses of lagundi?
Lagundi” is a common term for Vitex negundo L. This plant is common and widely distributed in the country. Known in the Philippines as lagundi, the plant thrives in both humid and arid regions throughout Africa and Asia and has been used by local populations for hundreds of years to effectively treat wounds, headaches, ulcers, skin diseases, diarrhea, and the common cold, among many others.Through scientific and clinical tests, the research team identified four active ingredients of lagundi and found the effect of each: (1) as a relaxant of the air passages in the lungs; (2) as an anti-histamine; (3) as an anti-inflammatory; and (4) as an anti-asthmatic.
What is the English name for lagundi?
Carriere (Common name chinese chaste tree, horseshoe vitex, nirgundi, lagundi, sambhalu, and five leaved chaste tree. Chinese: Huáng jīng (黄荆) English: Five-leaved chaste tree; Horseshoe vitex; Chinese chaste tree.