agnus castus latin
chaste tree

Vitex agnus castus: Successful treatment of moderate to severe premenstrual syndrome.

The effects of a special Agnus castus extract (BP1095el) on prolactin secretion in healthy male subjects.

Chasteberry (Vitex agnus castus).

Treatment of premenstrual tension syndrome with Vitex agnus castus: Controlled-double blind versus pyridoxine.

Du Mee C. Vitex agnus castus.

Schellenberg R. Treatment for the premenstrual syndrome with agnus castus fruit extract: prospective, randomised, placebo-controlled study.

Wuttke W. Dopaminergic action of extracts of Agnus Castus.

Vitex agnus-castus extract: there is convincing evidence that Vitex agnus castus is safe and efficient in the treatment of cyclical mastalgia.

Atmaca M, Kumru S, Tezcan E. Fluoxetine versus Vitex agnus castus extract in the treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder.

Loch EG, Selle H, Boblitz N. Treatment of premenstrual syndrome with a phytopharmaceutical formulation containing Vitex agnus castus.

Milewicz A, Gejdel E, Sworen H, et al. [Vitex agnus castus extract in the treatment of luteal phase defects due to latent hyperprolactinemia.

Daniele C, Thompson Coon J, Pittler MH, Ernst E. Vitex agnus castus: a systematic review of adverse events.

Halaska M, Beles P, Gorkow C, Sieder C. Treatment of cyclical mastalgia with a solution containing a Vitex agnus castus extract: results of a placebo-controlled double-blind study.

Mehlhorn H, Schmahl G, Schmidt J. Extract of the seeds of the plant Vitex agnus castus proven to be highly efficacious as a repellent against ticks, fleas, mosquitoes and biting flies.

At the end of the thirteenth century John Trevisa reports of it "the herbe agnus-castus is always grene, and the flowre therof is namly callyd Agnus Castus, for wyth smel and vse it maketh men chaste as a lombe".

Dopaminergic compounds (diterpenes with prolactin-suppressive effects that were almost identical in their prolactin-suppressive properties than dopamine itself) present in Vitex agnus castus seem likely to be the clinically important compounds which improve premenstrual mastodynia and possibly also psycho-somatic symptoms of PMS.

Jarry H, Leonhardt S., Gorkow C, Wuttke W. In vitro prolactin but not LH and FSH release is inhibited by compounds in extracts of Agnus Castus: direct evidence for a dopaminergic principle by the dopamine receptor assay.

Not to mention the old fragrant chaste tree getting ready to bloom.

What about the mock orange, the chaste tree, the quince?

Chaste tree is an herb that raises the levels of progesterone in the body.

In ancient times it was believed to be an anaphrodisiac, hence the name chaste tree.

Finally, there is vitex, commonly called chaste tree, for reasons hard to fathom.

Mild winters, hot summers and dry air are the chaste tree trifecta.

One such plant is vitex, commonly known as chaste tree for reasons I do not profess to understand.

Vitex agnus-castus is the fruit of the chaste tree.

"Why don't I have Bernie prune that chaste tree?"

Monks ate the berries of the chaste tree, or vitex, to suppress sexual appetite.

Historians say that monks chewed chaste tree parts to make it easier to maintain their celibacy.

Add the fact that it blooms on new growth, so it flowers reliably every year, and the chaste tree sounds just about perfect.

Monks sprinkled leaves of the chaste tree on their food to suppress their unchaste feelings.

Chaste tree fruit.

The agents include dong quai, milk thistle, red clover, licorice, and chaste tree berry.

Chaste Tree Fruit.

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The oldest building has several notable trees and shrubs of interest including holm oak, sweetgum, chaste tree, and pigeonberry.

Chasteberry is the fruit of the chaste tree, a small shrub-like tree native to Central Asia and the Mediterranean region.

Chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus)--pharmacology and clinical indications.

They sit by a stream under a plane tree and a chaste tree, and the rest of the dialogue consists of oration and discussion.

Many trees are included such as goldenrain tree, tamarix, smoke tree, chaste tree, honey locust, Scotch pine and Russian olive.

Sweet peas billow over a homemade wooden tripod, and purple hyacinth beans climb a trellis she made from the stems of a vitex, or chaste tree.

Vitex negundo, commonly known as the five-leaved chaste tree, is a large aromatic shrub with quadrangular, densely whitish, tomentose branchlets.

The first took 160 milligrams of black cohosh daily, the second took black cohosh in combination with a group of other botanicals including pomegranate, chaste tree and ginseng.