Despite pharmaceutical research expenditures totaling in the hundreds of millions of dollars, effective relief for symptoms of PMS has been confirmed not in an expensive patented drug, but in a ...

Chaste tree (Vitex angus-cestus), also called chasteberry, with its striking lavender-blue flowers which appear on spikes in the fall, is the perfect heat-loving, drought-tolerant addition to an open ...

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The lovely lavender flowers of the chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus), a shrub native to the Mediterranean, produce small, dark fruits (berries) resembling peppercorns. Ancient European herbalists ...

DOES IT WORK?BACKGROUND: Chaste tree got its name from the way medieval monks were said to chew on its leaves to help them maintain their celibacy. Herbalists, however, recommended it for women, ...

June is the month for summer lilac, or chaste tree, to bloom. Unfortunately we Southerners can’t have much success with lilacs, but the chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus) provides the beautiful blue ...

Although it isn’t as well known as other herbs used by ancient civilizations, chasteberry was popular among the ancient Greeks and Romans for the same reason it’s used today: to correct hormonal ...

Editor's Note: We at POPSUGAR recognize that people of many genders and identities have vaginas and uteruses, not just those who are women. For this particular story, we interviewed experts who ...

The scientific name Vitex agnus castus comes from the Greek agnus castus, meaning "chaste", the now common name for the Chaste Tree and one that suggests this plant’s interesting historical use.