vitex agnus-castus
monk's pepper
Identification
| Name | vitex agnus-castus |
Regulatory
Physical Properties
| Food Chemicals Codex Listed | No |
No sensory data available
Safety Information
| Oral/Parenteral Toxicity | Not determined |
| Dermal Toxicity | Not determined |
| Inhalation Toxicity | Not determined |
GHS Classification
['GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS)', 'GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements']
Safety in Use
| Category | information only not used for fragrances or flavors |
| Recommendation for vitex agnus-castus usage levels up to | not for fragrance use. |
| Recommendation for vitex agnus-castus flavor usage levels up to | not for flavor use. |
No supplier data available
Potential Uses
Natural Occurrence
Synonyms
abraham's balm
abrahams balm
chaste tree
chaste-tree
chasteberry
monk's pepper
monks pepper
vitex agnus castus
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Herbal medicine for the management of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and associated oligo/amenorrhoea and hyperandrogenism; a review of the laboratory evidence for effects with corroborative clinical findings.
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Metabolic profiling of Vitex agnus castus leaves, fruits and sprouts: analysis by LC/ESI/(QqQ)MS and (HR) LC/ESI/(Orbitrap)/MS n.
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Comparing the effect of mefenamic Acid and vitex agnus on intrauterine device induced bleeding.
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Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use in an Italian cohort of pediatric headache patients: the tip of the iceberg.
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Involvement of histone H3 phosphorylation via the activation of p38 MAPK pathway and intracellular redox status in cytotoxicity of HL-60 cells induced by Vitex agnus-castus fruit extract.
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Quality evaluation of medicinal products and health foods containing chaste berry (Vitex agnus-castus) in Japanese, European and American markets.
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Effects of "vitex agnus castus" extract and magnesium supplementation, alone and in combination, on osteogenic and angiogenic factors and fracture healing in women with long bone fracture.
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Efficacy and safety of Vitex agnus-castus extract for treatment of premenstrual syndrome in Japanese patients: a prospective, open-label study.
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Effects and treatment methods of acupuncture and herbal medicine for premenstrual syndrome/premenstrual dysphoric disorder: systematic review.
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Optimisation of phenolics recovery from Vitex agnus-castus Linn. leaves by high-pressure and temperature extraction.
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The genus Vitex: A review.
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Herbal preparations for the menopause: beyond isoflavones and black cohosh.
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Evaluation of biological and chemical insect repellents and their potential adverse effects.
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Cytotoxicity of Vitex agnus-castus fruit extract and its major component, casticin, correlates with differentiation status in leukemia cell lines.
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The value of complementary and alternative medicine in the treatment of climacteric symptoms: results of a survey among German gynecologists.
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Low potency homeopathic remedies and allopathic herbal medicines: is there an overlap?
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An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in Turgutlu (Manisa-Turkey).
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Compounds from the Fruits of the Popular European Medicinal Plant Vitex agnus-castus in Chemoprevention via NADP(H):Quinone Oxidoreductase Type 1 Induction.
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ISPMD consensus on the management of premenstrual disorders.
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Development and validation of a rapid ultra-high performance liquid chromatography diode array detector method for Vitex agnus-castus.
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Possible Modulation of the Anexiogenic Effects of Vitex Agnus-castus by the Serotonergic System.
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Adverse effects of herbal medicines: an overview of systematic reviews.
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Antibacterial activity and composition of essential oils from Pelargonium graveolens L'Her and Vitex agnus-castus L.
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Vitex agnus-castus extracts for female reproductive disorders: a systematic review of clinical trials.
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Dose-dependent efficacy of the Vitex agnus castus extract Ze 440 in patients suffering from premenstrual syndrome.
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Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry determination of chemical markers and principal component analysis of Vitex agnus-castus L. fruits (Verbenaceae) and derived food supplements.
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Use of Vitex agnus-castus in migrainous women with premenstrual syndrome: an open-label clinical observation.
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Trypanocidal and cytotoxic activities of essential oils from medicinal plants of Northeast of Brazil.
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Therapeutic effect of Vitex agnus castus in patients with premenstrual syndrome.
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[Psychic aspects of the premenstrual dysphoric disorders. New therapeutic strategies: our experience with Vitex agnus castus].
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A new diterpenoid glucoside and two new diterpenoids from the fruit of Vitex agnus-castus.
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Differential attraction of Aedes albopictus in the field to flowers, fruits and honeydew.
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The effects of commercial preparations of herbal supplements commonly used by women on the biotransformation of fluorogenic substrates by human cytochromes P450.
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[Our experience with management of inherited thrombophilia during pregnancy. Preliminary report].
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Herbal treatments for alleviating premenstrual symptoms: a systematic review.
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Phytoconstituents from Vitex agnus-castus fruits.
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Anti-inflammatory and enzyme inhibitory activities of a crude extract and a pterocarpan isolated from the aerial parts of Vitex agnus-castus.
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Larvicidal activity of selected plant hydrodistillate extracts against the house mosquito, Culex pipiens, a West Nile virus vector.
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Opioidergic mechanisms underlying the actions of Vitex agnus-castus L.
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Medicinal plants as alternative treatments for female sexual dysfunction: utopian vision or possible treatment in climacteric women?
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Therapeutic management of premenstrual syndrome.
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Phytochemistry and nematicidal activity of the essential oils from 8 Greek Lamiaceae aromatic plants and 13 terpene components.
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Evaluating therapeutic effect in symptoms of moderate-to-severe premenstrual syndrome with Vitex agnus castus (BNO 1095) in Chinese women.
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Extraction, separation and isolation of volatiles from Vitex agnus-castus L. (Verbenaceae) wild species of Sardinia, Italy, by supercritical CO2.
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Treatment of moderate to severe premenstrual syndrome with Vitex agnus castus (BNO 1095) in Chinese women.
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Repellency against head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis).
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Antiestrogenic constituents of the Thai medicinal plants Capparis flavicans and Vitex glabrata.
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Three new diterpenoids from the fruit of Vitex agnus-castus.
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Nature helps: from research to products against blood-sucking arthropods.
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Effects of a combination of Hypericum perforatum and Vitex agnus-castus on PMS-like symptoms in late-perimenopausal women: findings from a subpopulation analysis.
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Vitex agnus-castus (Chaste-Tree/Berry) in the treatment of menopause-related complaints.
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Are changes of prolactin levels the effectors of vitex agnus castus beneficial effects on the pre-menstrual syndrome?
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[The premenstrual syndrome: effectiveness of Vitex agnus castus].
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Isolation and immunomodulatory properties of a flavonoid, casticin from Vitex agnus-castus.
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Vitex agnus-castus. Monograph.
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Treatment for premenstrual syndrome with Vitex agnus castus: A prospective, randomized, multi-center placebo controlled study in China.
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Diagnosing and treating premenstrual syndrome in five western nations.
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Antiinflammatory and lipoxygenase inhibitory compounds from Vitex agnus-castus.
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Vitex agnus castus as prophylaxis for osteopenia after orchidectomy in rats compared with estradiol and testosterone supplementation.
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Plantlet regeneration potential from seedling explants of vitegnus (Vitex agnus castus).
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Cytotoxic effects of flavonoids against a human colon cancer derived cell line, COLO 201: a potential natural anti-cancer substance.
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Five new diterpenoids, viteagnusins A--E, from the fruit of Vitex agnus-castus.
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Selection of woody species for wastewater enhancement and restoration of riparian woodlands.
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In vitro screening for the tumoricidal properties of international medicinal herbs.
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Can Vitex Agnus Castus be Used for the Treatment of Mastalgia? What is the Current Evidence?
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Hypericum perforatum with Vitex agnus-castus in menopausal symptoms: a randomized, controlled trial.
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The antiepileptic activity of Vitex agnus castus extract on amygdala kindled seizures in male rats.
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Gynecological efficacy and chemical investigation of Vitex agnus-castus L. fruits growing in Egypt.
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Insect growth regulatory activity of Vitex trifolia and Vitex agnus-castus essential oils against Spilosoma obliqua.
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The effects of phytoestrogens on fracture healing: experimental research in New Zealand white rabbits.
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Safety and efficacy of chastetree (Vitex agnus-castus) during pregnancy and lactation.
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Reduced reproductive function in wild baboons (Papio hamadryas anubis) related to natural consumption of the African black plum (Vitex doniana).
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The effects of Vitex agnus castus extract and its interaction with dopaminergic system on LH and testosterone in male mice.
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Vitex agnus castus might enrich the pharmacological armamentarium for medical treatment of prolactinoma.
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Antioxidant activity of Vitex agnus-castus L. extracts.
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Diterpenoids and flavonoids from the fruits of Vitex agnus-castus and antioxidant activity of the fruit extracts and their constituents.
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The essential oil composition of Vitex agnus-castus f. rosea leaves and flowers.
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Activation of the mu-opiate receptor by Vitex agnus-castus methanol extracts: implication for its use in PMS.
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A Vitex agnus-castus extract inhibits cell growth and induces apoptosis in prostate epithelial cell lines.
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Vitex agnus-castus is a preferred host plant for Hyalesthes obsoletus.
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Human gastric signet ring carcinoma (KATO-III) cell apoptosis induced by Vitex agnus-castus fruit extract through intracellular oxidative stress.
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Vitex agnus castus: a systematic review of adverse events.
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Extract of the seeds of the plant Vitex agnus castus proven to be highly efficacious as a repellent against ticks, fleas, mosquitoes and biting flies.
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Isolation of linoleic acid as an estrogenic compound from the fruits of Vitex agnus-castus L. (chaste-berry).
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Treatment of cyclical mastalgia with a solution containing a Vitex agnus castus extract: results of a placebo-controlled double-blind study.
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Evidence for estrogen receptor beta-selective activity of Vitex agnus-castus and isolated flavones.
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Glucosides from Vitex agnus-castus.
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Vitex agnus castus essential oil and menopausal balance: a research update [Complementary Therapies in Nursing and Midwifery 8 (2003) 148-154].
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Chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus)--pharmacology and clinical indications.
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Fluoxetine versus Vitex agnus castus extract in the treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder.
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A preliminary RAPD-PCR analysis of Cimicifuga species and other botanicals used for women's health.
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Cytotoxicity and apoptotic inducibility of Vitex agnus-castus fruit extract in cultured human normal and cancer cells and effect on growth.
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Phytoestrogens: a viable option?
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Vitexagnus-castus essential oil and menopausal balance: a self-care survey.
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[Effectiveness of Vitex agnus-castus preparations].
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Evaluation of estrogenic activity of plant extracts for the potential treatment of menopausal symptoms.
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Treatment for the premenstrual syndrome with agnus castus fruit extract: prospective, randomised, placebo controlled study.
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Efficacy of Vitex agnus castus L. extract Ze 440 in patients with pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS).
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Pharmacological activities of Vitex agnus-castus extracts in vitro.
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[Treatment of cyclical mastalgia with a solution containing a Vitex agnus castus extract: Results of a placebo-controlled double-blind study. Breast 1999;8:175-181].
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Quantitative high performance liquid chromatographic analysis of diterpenoids in agni-casti fructus.
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Parameters influencing the yield and composition of the essential oil from Cretan Vitex agnus-castus fruits.
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Treatment of premenstrual syndrome with a phytopharmaceutical formulation containing Vitex agnus castus.
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[Treatment of cyclical mastodynia using an extract of Vitex agnus castus: results of a double-blind comparison with a placebo].
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Complementary therapy and infertility: an Icelandic perspective.
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Cytotoxic flavonoids from Vitex agnus-castus.
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Treatment of premenstrual tension syndrome with Vitex agnus castus controlled, double-blind study versus pyridoxine.
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Composition of the essential fruit oil of Vitex agnus-castus.
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Multiple follicular development associated with herbal medicine.
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[Vitex agnus castus extract in the treatment of luteal phase defects due to latent hyperprolactinemia. Results of a randomized placebo-controlled double-blind study].
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Agnus castus extracts inhibit prolactin secretion of rat pituitary cells.
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The chaste tree: Vitex agnus castus.
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[Iridoidführung von Vitex agnus-castus.]
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[Flavonols from Fruits of Vitex agnus castus].
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[ISOLATION OF HOMO-ORIENTINE FROM THE LEAVES OF VITEX AGNUS CASTUS L].
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[Flavonoids from Vitex agnus castus L].
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[Pseudoindican from Vitex agnus castus L].