*** Good Evidence of a health benefit. ** Some Evidence of a health benefit. * Traditionally used with only anecdotal evidence. Vitex Agnus Castus has been used as a medicine since ancient times.

At this time of year, if you happen upon an unusual small tree covered with beautiful upwardly pointing, fragrant cone shaped flowers, chances are you’ve discovered a chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus).

John Gerard, The Herbal, or General History of Plants, 1597. As a preface to this essay, I’ll save you the trouble of looking up “merry-galls” and tell you that they are sores which you might ...

The chaste tree is a small tree or bush native of the Mediterranean region and western Asia. It is cultivated in most sub-tropical areas of the world and has become naturalised in many regions. ...it ...

Abraham's balm, Abrahams-strauch, Agneau chaste (French), Agni casti fructus (Latin), Agnocasto, agnus castus, agnus-castus, chaste berry, chaste tree, chaste tree ...