Vitex Agnus Castus Provides PMS Relief

One of the things that helps a lot of women is called Chaste-tree, Chasteberry, or Vitex Agnus Castus. When I was looking into this I found that it was more commonly known as Agnus Castus in England. While here in the USA it’s better known as Vitex. I went to my local natural foods store and I had to ask for Agnus Castus, and was directed, instead, to Vitex.

What is Vitex Agnus Castus?  It comes from the Chaste Tree.  The Chaste Tree, however, is more of a short shrub, as it doesn’t grow higher than about 15 feet tall.  It has grape colored flowers that cover it’s branches, and it is known to grow in the warmer climates of the USA, mostly in the southern, warmer regions.  It does like it’s water, though, and will flower and be more full when it receives the right amount.

It was originally called the Chaste Tree because it was known to reduce sexual desire.  That is a reason that it is also called Monk’s Pepper, as was a food spice in monasteries during the middle ages.

It has been used for thousands of years to help women and their premenstrual discomfort and distress.  It has been used as a hormone balancing supplement for women throughout the ages.

In a woman’s body chaste berry stimulates and normalizes the function of the pituitary gland which, in turn, normalizes the production of progesterone. This normalization can help women relieve the symptoms of dysmenorrhoea, premenstrual stress as well as other hormone function disorders. If you would like to try Vitex Agnus Castus, you probably want to check with your health care practitioner first! However, from everything I’ve read on the web, I’ve not yet heard of negative effects from taking chaste berry extract.

It helps me immeasurably and can be found online… we recommend one of the brands here on this blog, for easy reference!

Tagged with: Herbal • Remedies • Suppliments

Filed under: Premenstrual Syndrome

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