CHASTE TREE
Premenstrual syndrome 
Menopause Chaste tree Vitex agnus castus is a plant native to the Mediterranean basin. Its fruit is traditionally used for premenstrual syndrome disorders. It contains essential oils, iridoids and flavonoids. Read the detailed description
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Data on traditional use
Cahier de l’agence du médicament (France):
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Used for painful periods
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Used to reduce nervousness in adults and children, particularly in cases of sleep disorders
EMA monograph :
- Used to relieve minor symptoms of premenstrual syndrome
WHO monograph :
- Used for hot flashes
Monographie Canada :
- Used to help relieve premenstrual symptoms, as a regulator of the hormonal system and to relieve menopausal symptoms.
German monograph :
- Used for menstrual cycle regulation, premenstrual pain and breast tenderness
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Detailed description
Chaste tree Vitex agnus castus is a member of the Verbenaceae family, endemic to the Mediterranean region and Central Asia. Its fruit has been used for over two millennia in traditional medicine, mainly for disorders linked to premenstrual syndrome, which presents a variety of symptoms, including stress, mood swings, breast tenderness and food cravings.
Effects have also been reported on menstrual cycle regulation, to support fertility, as well as on menopausal symptoms.
Fruit extracts contain essential oils (limonene, cineole), iridoid glycosides (agnosidium and aucubin), diterpenes (vitexilactone, rotondifuran) and flavonoids (casticin, orientin, kaempferol).
