Chasteberry: Women’s Best Friend (and Men, too!)

Vitex agnus-castus, also known as the chaste tree, is a shrub whose berries, leaves, and seeds are used primarily for reproductive system conditions. Among women, Vitex agnus-castus is commonly utilized for premenstrual syndrome (PMS) symptoms, including painful breasts, menstrual disorders, fibrocystic breast disease, infertility, preventing miscarriage, and increasing breast milk production.

Men use the herb to help alleviate the symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia and to improve libido. It has non-reproductive system uses as well.

Vitex agnus-castus is a source of the flavone apigenin — and the apigenin flavone glucoside vitexin — which has antioxidant, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antihyperalgesic, …read more