Uses for Chaste Tree; In modern times, chaste tree is used primarily as a women's herb for menstrual complaints. The flavonoids in chaste tree exert an effect similar to the hormone progesterone, although the plant contains no hormonal compounds.
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Vitex agnus-castus (chaste tree berry) is a well-known herb that has been used for centuries in Europe for hormonal imbalances in women. ... The ability of chaste tree berry to raise progesterone levels in the body is an indirect effect, so the herb itself is not a hormone.
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Migraine and acne, disorders related to the menstrual cycle can also be handled with the chaste berry. In cases where the woman is infertile because of decreased levels of progesterone, chaste tree can help alleviate the symptoms and increase production.
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Chaste tree has been used to balance progesterone and estrogen production, and to regulate menstruation in women. Although limited data are available, it also has been used for relief of breast pain, ovarian insufficiency, and uterine bleeding, and to increase breast milk production...
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It is perhaps surprising that chaste tree does not contain plant estrogens. Instead, progesterone, hydroxyprogesterone, testosterone, epitestosterone, and androstenedione have been identified in the leaves and flowers.
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Vitex (Chaste Tree) can be very effective to these women by allowing the body to produce more of the progesterone needed to cause the egg to be released .If the egg is not released each month it forms a cyst. Women with PCOS also can have a elevated prolactin level;
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Chaste Tree Berry’s effects lie in its ability to stimulate and regulate anterior pituitary functions.  In particular, it can normalize the amount of progesterone in our bodies. ... Recent findings confirm that Chaste tree berry can restore normal estrogen to progesterone balance.
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We supply over 200 botanical ingredients including Oils & Herbs. ... Chasteberry has the effect of stimulation and normalizing pituitary gland functions, especially its progesterone function. It may be called an amphoteric remedy, as it can produce apparently opposite effects though in truth it is simply normalizing.
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Chaste Tree Berries increases the progesterone side of a cycle. ... Chaste Tree Berries helps the egg to fully mature. ... Chaste Tree Berry Tincture (1 oz)
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Why you may need chaste tree; Primary uses; Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) – research indicates that chaste tree can correct a relative progesterone deficiency. Via the pituitary gland it can regulate hormones such as prolactin, follicle stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone.
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