Chasteberry

- SCIENTIFIC NAME: Vitex agnus-castus
- INDICATIONS: Premenstrual syndrome, abnormal uterine bleeding, mastodynia
- SYNONYM: Verbenaceae
- CLASS: Hormone modulator
- HALF-LIFE: N/A
CLINICALLY IMPORTANT, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS INTERACTIONS WITH:
Dopamine-receptor antagonists
PREGNANCY CATEGORY: N/A
Chasteberry is not a phytoestrogen; it appears to stimulate progesterone production.
The Catholic Church once placed it in the pockets of neophyte monks to help them to maintain their vow of chastity.
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SKIN.
MUCOSAL.
CARDIOVASCULAR.
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.
ENDOCRINE/METABOLIC.
GASTROINTESTINAL/HEPATIC.
NEUROMUSCULAR/SKELETAL.
OTHER.
Page last updated 08/01/2022
Symbol key
Incidence 
- <1%
- 1-5%
- 5-10%
- 10-15%
- 15-20%
- 20-30%
- >30%
Warnings in other populations 
- Breast feeding
- Geriatric
- Pediatric