CHASTE TREE
The berry of Vitex agnus-castus (Chaste Tree) has a long history of use in Europe. Chaste Tree was known to affect the reproductive system of men and women. It was even used in the monasteries (and had the common name monk’s pepper). Natural clinicians in the late 19th-Century United States also saw these effects demonstrated. Since then scientific and medical studies have shed new light on this interesting herb and showing that it has many benefits.
SUPPLEMENT FACTS
Serving Size: 1 tablet
Amount per serving
Calories……………………………………………………………………………….2
Calcium …………………………………………………………………………… 60mg
Chaste Tree fruit 6:1 extract from Vitex agnus-castus fruit 500mg ………83.3mg
Other ingredients: Calcium acid phosphate, cellulose, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, silica and sodium starch glycollate.
Caution: Not to be used during pregnancy and lactation unless otherwise directed by a qualified health care professional.
HOW MEDIHERB CHASTE TREE KEEPS YOU HEALTHY
Chaste Tree promotes a natural, healthy balance withing the female endocrine system. It encourages a healthy menstrual cycle and eases discomfort associated with premenstrual syndrome. At least one of the ways Chaste Tree does this is due to its plant constituents – the diterpenes. This is explained next.
Chaste Tree constituents interact with dopamine receptor
Top quality Chaste Tree helps keep the body’s hormones balanced by interacting with a certain dopamine receptor (the D2 receptor). Constituents in Chaste Tree called diterpenes combine with D2 receptors leading to inhibition of prolactin release. (Prolactin release is under the control of dopamin and is secreted by the dopamine neurons in the hypothalamus, into the blood vessels that connect the hypothalamus with the pituitary.) A normal prolactin release has a series of effects. Some of which include maintaining the healthy functioning of the ovaries and promoting healthy progresterone levels. One result of this is a normal menstrual cycle.
Chaste Tree maintains healthy skin
Chaste Tree may also maintain healthy skin in men and women, in circumstances that require a healthy hormone balance.
Chaste Tree may assist normal sleep patterns (in men and women)
Clinical research suggests that Chaste Tree increases melatonin secretion, especially during the night. (Melatonin is produced in the pineal gland, and helps control our awake and sleep cycles.) So by encouraging normal melationin release at night, Chaste Tree may provide relief from occasional sleeplessness.
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