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Vitex agnus castus also called vitex chaste tree or chastetree chasteberry abraham s balm lilac chastetree or monk s pepper is a native of the mediterranean region it is one of the few temperate zone species of vitex which is on the whole a genus of tropical and sub tropical flowering plants.
Agnus castus al. Eligible patients were randomly assigned into vac or placebo group. It has a long history of use for gynecologic complaints as well as an alleged history of use as an aphrodisiac among monks hence the common names monk s pepper and chaste tree berry. Berger d schaffner w schrader e et al. Extract ze 440 in patients with premenstrual syndrome pms.
178 women were screened and 170 were evaluated active 86. It has been known for more than 100. Efficacy of vitex agnus castus l. Research suggests that it may be as effective as common drug treatment but with.
To compare the efficacy and tolerability of agnus castus fruit vitex agnus castus l extract ze 440 with placebo for women with the premenstrual syndrome. The authors concluded that the available data indicate that vac is not associated with serious health risks but further rigorous studies are needed. This review assessed the safety of vitex agnus castus vac monopreparations. Vitex agnus castus also appears to help reduce cyclic mastalgia a type of breast pain linked to menstruation.
One of its properties was to reduce sexual desire and it is recorded that roman wives whose husbands were abroad with the legions spread the aromatic leaves on their couches for this purpose. Vitex agnus castus is a deciduous shrub native to mediterranean europe and central asia. Randomised double blind placebo controlled parallel group comparison over three menstrual cycles. Vitex agnus castus has been used since ancient times as a female remedy.
Vitex agnus castus vac is a phytopharmaceutical compound considered worldwide to be a valid tool to treat pms. It was a prospective randomised double blind placebo controlled study conducted in chinese women. It is also known as chaste berry as eating the seeds was originally believed to reduce libido. Agnus castus officially called vitex agnus castus is a shrub that grows in mediterranean countries and central asia.
General medicine community clinics. Ott et al 2006 note that. Arch gynecol obstet 2000 264 150 3. Aim of this study is to explore if headache is ameliorate in migrainous women treated with vac for pms by an open label clinical observation.
The authors conclusion about adverse event rates may be optimistic given the paucity of well controlled studies but the need for further rigorous studies is supported.