Chaste Tree Berry, Turkey

Vitex agnus-castus L.

Chemotype: 1,8-cineole / sabinene type

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PLANT PART: fruit
EXTRACTION: hydrodistillation
AROMA NOTE: mid

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Aroma intensity: 60 / 100

Soft & subtleBold & expressive

Note layer: mid

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Cited dermal maximum · leave-on: 1%
Phototoxicity: Not flagged in this profile
Oxidation risk: medium

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No furocoumarin-based phototoxicity restriction was identified in the reviewed public sources for chaste tree berry oil.

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moderatePublic vendor safety guidance reviewed in this pass advises avoiding topical use during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

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About this composition

Publicly accessible composition summaries for Turkish Vitex agnus-castus fruit oil consistently place 1,8-cineole and sabinene among the dominant markers, with alpha-pinene, beta-caryophyllene, alpha-terpinyl acetate, and (Z)-beta-farnesene as recurrent supporting constituents. The values below reconcile the Turkey fruit summaries exposed in Food Chemistry and Journal of Essential Oil Research snippets rather than a single open full GC table from one Turkish lot. Supporting minor constituents (bicyclogermacrene, terpinen-4-ol, alpha-terpineol, limonene, tau-cadinol, allo-aromadendrene, alpha-gurjunene, p-cymene) are added from a full-text open-access Bulgarian V. agnus-castus fruit GC-MS study (Zhelev et al., Plants 2022) and its cited Ekundayo et al. leaf-EO comparison data, since both studies report the same species and plant part (fruit) and repeatedly identify these compounds as major Vitex EO markers alongside the core Turkish-lot constituents already in this record.

Constituent	Typical amount	Reported range	Chemical family	Source
1,8-cineole (eucalyptol)	16.3%	11.6–24.98%	oxide	View source Plants 2022 review and Food Chemistry abstract on Vitex agnus-castus fruit oils https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/7/896 (review snippet: fruit EO 1,8-cineole 11.6-16.13%); https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0308814611005528 (ripe fruits 1,8-cineole 16.3%); https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0278691509003329 (Turkey fruits 1,8-cineole 24.98%)
sabinene	13.4%	9.4–22.7%	monoterpene hydrocarbon	View source Plants 2022 review, Cytotechnology abstract, and Food Chemistry abstract on Vitex agnus-castus fruit oils https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/7/896 (review snippet: fruit EO sabinene 9.4-22.7%); https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0926669014000508 (fruit EO sabinene 22.7%); https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0308814611005528 (ripe fruits sabinene 13.4%)
alpha-pinene	10%	9.4–10.6%	monoterpene hydrocarbon	View source Food Chemistry abstract and Journal of Essential Oil Research Turkish-origin table snippet https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0308814611005528 (ripe fruits alpha-pinene 9.4%); https://www.researchgate.net/figure/The-essential-oil-composition-of-the-samples-from-Vitex-agnus-castus-of-Turkish-origin_tbl3_277646039 (Turkish-origin fruits snippet: alpha-pinene 10%)
beta-caryophyllene	11%	8.6–11%	sesquiterpene hydrocarbon	View source Plants 2022 review and Journal of Essential Oil Research Turkish-origin table snippet https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/7/896 (review snippet: fruit beta-caryophyllene 8.6-9.5%); https://www.researchgate.net/figure/The-essential-oil-composition-of-the-samples-from-Vitex-agnus-castus-of-Turkish-origin_tbl3_277646039 (Turkish-origin fruits snippet: beta-caryophyllene 11%)
alpha-terpinyl acetate	6.66%	6.66–11.6%	monoterpene ester	View source Food and Chemical Toxicology abstract and PMC antibacterial summary for Vitex agnus-castus https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0278691509003329 (Turkey fruits alpha-terpinyl acetate 6.66%); https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3507305/ (snippet: caryophyllene oxide 24.9%, n-hexadecane 12.5%, alpha-terpenyl acetate 11.6% for V. agnus-castus volatile oil)
(Z)-beta-farnesene	5.4%	5.4–16.4%	sesquiterpene hydrocarbon	View source Food and Chemical Toxicology abstract and Cytotechnology abstract for Vitex agnus-castus fruit oil https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0278691509003329 (Turkey fruits (Z)-beta-farnesene 5.40%); https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0926669014000508 (fruit essential oil (Z)-beta-farnesene 16.4%)
Bicyclogermacrene	8.15%	7.3–9%	sesquiterpene hydrocarbon	View source Chemical Composition of Vitex agnus-castus L. Fruits from Two Regions of Bulgaria and Their Antimicrobial Activity https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/7/896 (Table 2 / Section 2.2: bicyclogermacrene 9.0% in EOs from south-central Bulgaria fruit, 7.3% in EOs from north-east Bulgaria fruit, listed among the main components above 3% in both samples)
Terpinen-4-ol	2.5%	1–4%	monoterpene alcohol	View source Chemical Composition of Vitex agnus-castus L. Fruits from Two Regions of Bulgaria and Their Antimicrobial Activity https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/7/896 (Section 2.2: terpinen-4-ol 4.0% in EOs from north-east Bulgaria fruit, listed among the main components above 3%; Discussion section cites terpinen-4-ol as a recurrent major Vitex fruit EO component per Ekundayo et al. at 4.8% in leaf EO)
alpha-Terpineol	3.1%	2.3–3.9%	monoterpene alcohol	View source Chemical Composition of Vitex agnus-castus L. Fruits from Two Regions of Bulgaria and Their Antimicrobial Activity https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/7/896 (Section 2.2: alpha-terpineol 3.9% in EOs from north-east Bulgaria fruit, listed among the main components above 3%; Discussion section cites Ekundayo et al. reporting alpha-terpineol 2.3% in V. agnus-castus leaf EO)
Limonene	5.3%	2.5–5.3%	monoterpene hydrocarbon	View source Chemical Composition of Vitex agnus-castus L. Fruits from Two Regions of Bulgaria and Their Antimicrobial Activity https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/7/896 (Section 2.2: limonene 5.3% in EOs from south-central Bulgaria fruit, listed among the main components above 3%; Discussion section cites Ekundayo et al. reporting limonene 2.5% in V. agnus-castus leaf EO)
tau-Cadinol	3.4%	3.4–3.4%	sesquiterpene alcohol	View source Chemical Composition of Vitex agnus-castus L. Fruits from Two Regions of Bulgaria and Their Antimicrobial Activity https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/7/896 (Section 2.2: tau-cadinol 3.4% in EOs from south-central Bulgaria fruit, listed among the main components above 3% and identified as the main oxygenated sesquiterpene in both samples)
Allo-Aromadendrene	4.4%	4.4–4.4%	sesquiterpene hydrocarbon	View source Chemical Composition of Vitex agnus-castus L. Fruits from Two Regions of Bulgaria and Their Antimicrobial Activity https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/7/896 (Section 2.2: alloaromadendrene 4.4% in EOs from north-east Bulgaria fruit, listed among the main components above 3% and identified as present only in the north-east region EO)
alpha-Gurjunene	3.4%	3.4–3.4%	sesquiterpene hydrocarbon	View source Chemical Composition of Vitex agnus-castus L. Fruits from Two Regions of Bulgaria and Their Antimicrobial Activity https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/7/896 (Section 2.2: alpha-gurjunene 3.4% in EOs from north-east Bulgaria fruit, listed among the main components above 3% and identified as present only in the north-east region EO)
p-Cymene	4.2%	4.2–4.2%	monoterpene hydrocarbon	View source Chemical Composition of Vitex agnus-castus L. Fruits from Two Regions of Bulgaria and Their Antimicrobial Activity (Discussion section, citing Ekundayo et al.) https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/7/896 (Discussion section: 'Ekundayo et al. established that V. agnus-castus L. leaf EOs were characterized by extremely high content of 1,8-cineole (50.9%), followed by sabinene (10.8%), alpha-pinene (9.0%), terpinen-4-ol (4.8%), p-cymene (4.2%), limonene (2.5%), and alpha-terpineol (2.3%)')

Profile source: Plant Therapy Vitex profile; NHR Organic Oils vitex berry profile; Turkish Vitex fruit composition studies · https://www.planttherapy.com/blogs/blog/april-oil-of-the-month-reveal-vitex ; https://www.nhrorganicoils.com/products.php?id=13693 ; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0308814611005528 ; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0278691509003329

A TRADITION OF BOTANICAL CURIOSITY

Traditional & reported uses

These uses reflect the profile's reported traditions and literature. They are not established treatment recommendations.

traditionally associated with women's wellness rituals in folk herbal practice
used in aromatherapy for a warm, spicy-herbaceous grounding note
reported to support emotional balance and calm in traditional use
used in perfumery for its peppery, sage-like facet
traditionally included in blends intended to support hormonal balance folklore, without established clinical basis

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What we're still learning · 4 data gaps

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No openly accessible primary safety monograph equivalent to Tisserand & Young was located for Vitex agnus-castus fruit oil; the stored `max_dermal_pct` of 1% is a public vendor safety recommendation rather than a directly readable standards body limit.
No public source reviewed in this pass published a native 0-100 odor-intensity value; `odor_intensity` is an archive normalization from live medium-to-strong aroma descriptions.
No public Turkish full-text GC table with one exact lot-specific range set was accessible in this pass, so the composition combines multiple Turkish/public summaries.
Bicyclogermacrene, terpinen-4-ol, alpha-terpineol, limonene, tau-cadinol, allo-aromadendrene, alpha-gurjunene, and p-cymene are sourced from Bulgarian-origin (not Turkish-origin) V. agnus-castus fruit and leaf EO data, reused here on a same-species, same-plant-part basis because no equivalent open full-text Turkish GC table covering these minor constituents was located.