Where is vitex sold?
Vitex is most often sold in capsule form. You’ll find it in many health food stores and online. In addition, to chasteberry and chastetree, vitex may also be called monk’s pepper, lilac chastetree in health food stores.
What does vitex do for a woman?
Vitex can help raise your progesterone levels and lower your prolactin levels. It can help your premenstrual symptoms and ease breast pain and tenderness. The evidence isn’t clear whether it helps fertility or other period and hormone problems, though.
What is nature’s way vitex fruit for?
The chaste tree (vitex) is a flowering tree native to the Mediterranean. Its fruit has traditionally been used to support women’s health, including helping to support the monthly cycle.
How much vitex should I take daily?
Doctors typically suggest 40 drops of a liquid, concentrated vitex extract or 35–40 mg of the equivalent dried, powdered extract to be taken once per day in the morning with some liquid. Vitex should be taken for at least three menstrual cycles to determine efficacy.
Does Vitex interact with anything?
No herb-drug interactions have been reported, but caution is advised for its concomitant use with dopamine agonists or antagonists. Optimal standardization and dosing recommendations await clarification in clinical studies. Chasteberry (Vitex agnus-castus), or monk’s pepper, is the fruit of the chaste tree.
What are the side effects of Vitex?
The most frequent adverse events are nausea, headache, gastrointestinal disturbances, menstrual disorders, acne, pruritus and erythematous rash. No drug interactions were reported. Use of VAC should be avoided during pregnancy or lactation. Theoretically, VAC might also interfere with dopaminergic antagonists.
Will vitex cause weight gain?
Vitex agnus-castus fruit is LIKELY SAFE for most people when taken by mouth appropriately. Uncommon side effects include upset stomach, nausea, itching, rash, headaches, acne, trouble sleeping, and weight gain. Some women notice a change in menstrual flow when they start taking vitex agnus-castus.
How quickly does vitex work?
Most say it takes up to six months to see a difference, however I haven’t had a period for nearly two years, but after only 1 month of use I got my period! I will continue to use this and look for even better results to help control my acne, and reduce cramps.