Parts Used: The fruit

Active Compounds:

Iridoid glycosides which include aucbin and agnoside
Flavonoids including casticin, isovitexin and orientin
Essential oil.

Believed to be of value for:

Normalizing the activity of female sex hormones and it is thus indicated for dysmenorrhoea, premenstrual stress and other disorders related to hormone function. Beneficial during menopausal changes. May also help reduce some of the undesirable symptoms of menopause such as hot flashes associated with the reduction in the production of progesterone.

Other Names: Chaste Berry, Vitex, Chasteberry, Monk's pepper, Cloister pepper, Agnus Castus, Man jing zi