90 veggie capsules organic herb, 275 NT
120 gelatin caps standard herb, 330 NT

50 ml tincture = 315 NT
New! 50 ml alcohol-free tincture = 315 NT


Why choose chaste-tree berry/vitex by HBH?
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Vitex (a.k.a. chaste tree) has a world wide reputation for helping the body to balance its hormones. See how it can help women (and some men!) from medical herbalist, Richard Whelan. Click here


Vitex (Vitex agnus-castus), also known as chaste tree berry, are often used as a female tonic. A tonic in the traditional sense is used to help restore, tone, and enliven systems in the body for improved health.
Vitex benefits both the body and the mind through its balancing and normalizing properties, and it is often used for support during life transitions.

Suggested use
Capsules:
Take 1 capsule two or three times daily for 8-12 weeks, taking a break during menstruation. Thereafter, take 1 capsule daily. If pregnant, nursing or taking any medications, or using hormonal birth control, consult a healthcare professional before use.
Ingredients:
400 mg organic vitex herb (veg capsules = vegetable cellulose)
400 mg vitex herb (gelatin capsules = gelatin)

Tincture, standard:
15-30 drops 2-3 times per day in a small amount of water on an empty stomach or before a meal 1-3 times per day for.
It is suggested to use it for 8-12 weeks or until desired results are achieved. Then decide to stop using or use less. Optimal results with taking the first dose upon rising in the morning. Take a break from this herb during the menstrual cycle.

Ingredients:
alcohol, organic vitex

Tincture, alcohol-free:
18-30 drops 2-3 times per day in a small amount of water on an empty stomach or before a meal 1-3 times per day for.
It is suggested to use it for 8-12 weeks or until desired results are achieved. Then decide to stop using or use less. Optimal results with taking the first dose upon rising in the morning. Take a break from this herb during the menstrual cycle.

Ingredients:
vegetable glycerin, organic vitex, filtered water



If trying to correct a cycle that is too long (between 32 and 45 days from the beginning of one period to the first day of the next cycle’s period), try taking 1-3 capsules/30 drops first thing in the morning during your luteal phase, the time between when you ovulate and when your period starts. Once cycle has been of the desired length consistently for 3 months, try stopping vitex.



Latin name: Vitex agnus castus

Some of the research on vitex/chaste tree berry:

~ 93% of 1634 patients with PMS reported a decrease in, or cessation of, symptoms of PMS from using Vitex extracts over a period of three menstrual cycles (Loch EG, Selle H, Boblitz N: J Women's Health Gend Based Med 9(3):315-320,2000)

~ Observation by 153 gynaecologists of 551 patients with symptoms of cyclic disorders or PMS using Vitex over several menstrual cycles showed that over 80% were relieved of symptoms or stated that their condition had improved (Peters-Welte C, Albrecht M. TW Gynakol 1994;7(1):49-52)

~ Vitex extract improved PMS symptoms of irritability, mood alteration, anger, headache, breast fullness and bloating in a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial (Schellenberg R: BMJ 322:134-137,2001)

~ A favourable action of milk production in nursing mothers was observed in an early controlled study using a low dose (40mg daily) of Vitex. Milk production was approximately three times higher in the group using Vitex compared to the control group after 20 days of treatment (Mohr W. Hippokrates 1957;28:586-591)

~ A controlled trial of 161 male and female patients with acne for at least 3 months using Vitex extract resulted in an improvement in 70% of cases. The mechanism for this action is not clear but is thought to be due to a mild anti-androgen effect (Giss G. Rothenburg W. Z Haut Geschlechtskr 1968;43(15):645-647)

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