5x Chaste Tree Berry Extract Powder (Vitex agnus-castus L.) - 28 grams
Chaste tree is a large shrub (up to twenty-two feet tall) native to the Mediterranean and southern Europe. Although it flourishes on moist riverbanks, it is easily grown as an ornamental plant in American gardens, where its attractive blue-violet flowers are appreciated in midsummer.
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 "monks' 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.
Chaste tree berry extract has been known to contain an active principle that reportedly binds to D2 dopamine receptors in the hypothalamus/anterior pituitary, inhibiting the release of prolactin.
We offer a 5x powdered extract of this material available in 28 gram units as well as a raw product, found here.
