CHASTE BERRY POWDER - 1 lb

Vitex berry, Chaste tree berries (Agnus castus) The single best natural plant hormones that may help women! Chaste Tree is a large shrub (up to twenty-two feet tall) native to the Mediterranean and southern Europe. The Greeks and Romans used this plant to encourage chastity and thought of it as capable of warding off evil.  Medieval monks were said to use the dried berries in their food to reduce sexual desire. As a result, it was also referred to as "monk"s pepper." Although Hippocrates used chaste tree for injuries and inflammation, several centuries later Dioscorides recommended it specifically for inflammation of the womb and also used it to encourage milk flow shortly after birth. Current use of chasteberry is almost exclusively for disorders of the female reproductive system. Hormone regulator - Chaste tree is one of the most important herbs for regulating female hormones. By increasing progesterogenic activity, chaste tree can help to balance progesterone and estrogen production by the ovaries throughout the menstrual cycle. Hormonal properties - Researchers have been investigating chaste tree for over 30 years in the UK and Germany, and it is clear that the berries have a distinct hormonal effect on the body. However, the constituents responsible have not been isolated. Male sex hormones - Chaste tree berries are thought to be antiandrogenic, inhibiting the action of male androgens (sex hormones). Female sex hormones - A research study in Germany in 1988 indicated that the berries have a progesterogenic effect, acting on the pituitary gland, which regulates the menstrual cycle. Some trials have shown chaste tree to be valuable in treating premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and in increasing fertility.