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Agnus Castus
| Common Name | Agnus Castus |
| Genus / Species | Vitex agnus castus |
| Part Used | Berry |
| Energetics | Acrid, warm, spicy |
| Meridians | Liver, spleen |
| Active Constituents | Alkaloids including viticin Flavonoids including casticin Iridoids including aucubin, agnoside, eurostoside Diterpenes with prolactin-lowering effects |
| Medicinal Uses | Female tonic Regulates hormones Balances pituitary gland An aphrodisiac in males Anxiousness, nervousness and insomnia related to pre-menstrual tension. Agnus castus lowers prolactin and heightens progesterone. (P.M.T. is caused by high levels of prolactin due to response by the pituitary.) Menopause (combined with black cohosh) |
