|   Organic Liquid Chasteberry Extract
Vitex is one of the best herbs for balancing hormones, regulating menstrual cycles and relieving symptoms of PMS. Vitex works on the pituitary gland, which is responsible for signaling the body to make the appropriate amounts of each hormone, therefore, it helps to bring balance at the core of the issue. It may take several weeks of use (6-12) to start to see its results.
Vitex Agnus-Castus, also commonly called Monks Pepper, acts as a stimulate for the pituitary gland to produce more progesterone and less prolactin. Although they have little or no effects like the female hormone, estrogen; chaste tree berries contain progestins -- a group of female hormones that includes progesterone. Progestins help to maintain pregnancies and they counteract some negative effects of estrogens. Therefore, they affect the balance of female hormones in the body. Chaste tree berries are approved by the German Commission E, the German governmental agency that evaluates the safety and effectiveness of herbal products, for normalizing irregular menstrual periods and relieving premenstrual symptoms such as bloating, breast tenderness, and moodiness. The United States does not have a comparable agency to evaluate herbal products.
For some women, chaste tree supplementation may help to relieve hot flashes and other symptoms associated with menopause. Initial evidence from small studies suggests that the progestins in chaste tree berries may also help to treat acne in some individuals--especially women whose acne seems to be associated with their menstrual cycles. Women who have symptoms of premenstrual syndrome, menopause, or menstrual-related acne should talk to their doctors before beginning to use chaste tree berries, however.
Chaste tree berries also have an effect on dopamine levels in the body. Chemicals in chaste tree berries occupy dopamine receptors, causing more natural dopamine to stay in the blood. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter, a chemical that carries messages from nerve cells to other cells. Dopamine deficiency is believed to be involved in several conditions, including Parkinson’s disease and schizophrenia.
Many women with menstrual cycle irregularities do not produce enough progesterone during the second phase of their menstrual cycle (luteal phase). This means that estrogen, the dominant female hormone in the first phase, continues to dominate in the second phase leading to a number of menstrual cycle abnormalities. It is also frequently found that in women with these problems they have a high concentration of prolactin. High levels of prolactin in latter phases of the menstrual cycle lead to breast tenderness, and is associated with infertility.
Vitex useful in treating peri menopausal and menopausal symptoms, in particular hot flashes, and menstrual irregularities such as flooding, clotting and irregular cycle. Post menopausal women who still feel cyclic mood swings can also benefit.
Anyone experiencing any mental condition or who takes psychotropic pharmaceuticals should not take chasteberry unless prescribed by their physician. Any woman who is pregnant, on birth control pills or lacating should similarly avoid this herb.
1 fl.oz.
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