|
Native to southern Europe and central Asia, chaste tree quickly grows into a multi-trunked tree about 10 to 20 feet tall and wide with a broad, spreading habit. It gets its name from the erroneous medieval belief that a potion made from it could curb the libido.
|
grumpygardener.southernliving.com/grumpy_gardener/2009/...
grumpygardener.southernliving.com/grumpy_gardener/2009/06/chaste-tree-is-pure-delight-.html
|
|
|
|
The chaste tree is a beautiful little deciduous tree or large shrub with a showy summertime flower display. The leaves are 3-4 in (7.6-10 cm) in diameter and palmately compound with 5 to 7 fingerlike leaflets.
|
www.floridata.com/ref/V/vitex_a.cfm
|
|
|
Southern gardening, Texas gardening, Dr. William C. Welch, Chaste Tree, Vitex ... The Chaste Tree, also known by its common names Lilac Chaste Tree, Hemp Tree, Sage Tree, or Indian Spice, is a native of China and India, although long ago it became naturalized throughout the South.
|
aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/extension/newsletters/hortu...
aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/extension/newsletters/hortupdate/jun04/Vitex.html
|
|
|
|
Vitex agnus-castus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
|
|
Vitex agnus-castus (VAC) — commonly called just Vitex , but also called Chaste Tree , Chasteberry , or Monk's Pepper — is a native of the Mediterranean region. Refer to Vitex for other spec...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitex_agnus-castus
|
|
Chaste Tree, Monks' Pepper Tree (Vitex agnus-castus): see it and grow it ... The name of Chaste Tree comes from the fact that when used as tea it was supposed to reduce sexual desire. Actually, modern studies show that some of the compounds in the leaves inhibit the action of males hormons.
|
www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Verbenaceae/Vitex_agnus...
www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Verbenaceae/Vitex_agnus-castus.html
|
|
LILAC CHASTE-TREE ADDS DISTINCTION TO LANDSCAPE ... AUBURN, MAY 28---The lilac-chaste-tree has been around Southern landscapes a long time. It's not for everyone, but under the right circumstances, this small, flowering tree adds distinction to the landscape.
|
www.aces.edu/dept/extcomm/newspaper/lilac.html
|
|
Botany and Natural Occurance of Chaste Tree; Vitex, a genus from the Verbenaceae, consists of about 60 species in the tropics and subtropics in both hemispheres. ... Vitex agnus castus is in the vervain family (Verbenaceae) and is a well-known aromatic shrub to small tree growing in the Mediterranean area to western Asia.
|
www.healthy.net/library/articles/hobbs/vitex.htm
|
|
It probably wouldn't taste good on breakfast cereal, but a dried extract of the fruit of the chaste tree could help women who suffer from premenstrual syndrome find relief from symptoms such as irritability, mood swings, anger, headache, and breast fullness, according to German researchers. ... In a study of 170 women with PMS,
|
www.webmd.com/news/20010119/chaste-tree-bears-fruit-for...
www.webmd.com/news/20010119/chaste-tree-bears-fruit-for-pms-relief
|
|
