CHASTEBERRY OR VITEX, Vitex agnus-castus

Latin name: Vitex agnus-castus

Distilled part: fruits

Origin: Bosnia

Properties: Endocrine-regulating (stimulates the release of LH and progesterone/inhibits the release of prolactin/stimulates the release of calcitonin), lymph tonic, diuretic, phlebotonic, astringent, expectorant, digestive tonic, anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, neurotonic

Indications: premenstrual syndrome: mastalgia, anovulation, hypermenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, oligomenorrhea, menorrhagia, hot flashes, mood swings, fibroid, cervical dysplasia, condyloma, certain types of infertility, menopause, osteoporosis, wrinkled and devitalized skin, roseacea, cellulite, edema, bronchiolitis, poor digestion, dyspepsia, bronchitis, dermatitis, muscle and joint inflammations, herpes, depression, tennis elbow, asthenia

Contraindications: None at physiological doses.