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Product name	Chasteberry Extract powder
Latin Name	V.Agnus-Castus L.
Active ingredients	Aucubin and Vitexin
Synonyms	Agneau du Moine, Agneau-chaste, Agni Casti, Agnocasto, Agnolyt, Agnus-Castus, Arbre au Poivre, Chaste Berry, Chaste Tree, Chaste Tree Berry, Chasteberry, Chastetree, Gattilier, Hemp Tree, Herbe au Poivre, Mang Jing Zi, Monk's Pepper, Petit Poivre, Pimiento del Monje, Poivre de Moine,
Appearance	Brownish yellow fine powder
Part used	Berry
Specification	Vitexin 5% HPLC
Dosage	800 mg per day
Main benefits	PMS (Pre-Menstrual Syndrome), menopause, Womens Health
Applied industries	Medicine, food additive, dietary supplement

What is Chasteberry?

Chasteberry is a small brown berry fruit of the chaste tree which is about the size of peppercorns and smells like peppermint.Chasteberry is an herb used for the treatment of menstrual problems. Women have used chasteberry for thousands of years to help reduce the symptoms menstrual problems and to stimulate the production of breast milk. During the middle ages, monks reportedly used chasteberry to decrease sexual desire and preserve chastity. Today, chasteberry is used to reduce the symptoms of PMS and menopause, to ease breast pain, for some types of infertility, and acne.

Chemical constituents of Chasteberry Extract:

Chasteberry contains iridoids, flavonoids, diterpenoids, progestins, essential oils, and ketosteroids.  glycosides have been isolated from the leaves and fruit of the plant .Flavonoid content  has been identified in chaste tree leaves, flowers, and fruits. Flavonoids were isolated from the root bark.

The alkaloid vitricine is present in the plant. Vitexlactam A, a labdane diterpene, has been isolated from the fruit of Chasteberry 

Benefits of taking Chasteberry Extract powder supplements:

1.Chasteberry is believed to work by suppressing the release of prolactin from the pituitary gland. 1-4 Prolactin is a hormone that naturally rises during pregnancy to stimulate milk production.

>Casticin, a flavonoid isolated from Chasteberry, inhibits prolactin release in vivo and in vitro.

YE Q1, ZHANG QY, ZHENG CJ, WANG Y, QIN LP.

Abstract

AIM:to investigate the anti-hyperprolactinemia activity of casticin, a flavonoid isolated from Chasteberry, and elucidate its molecular mechanism.

METHODS:

hyperprolactinemia (MIHP) was induced by administration of metoclopramide dihydrochloride (50 mg/kg, tid, ip, for 10 d) in SD rats and the primary pituitary cells were prepared from the pituitary glands of the SD rats. Prolactin concentrations were measured using a radioimmunoassay. Cell viability was measured using an MTT assay. The mRNA expression of estrogen receptor alpha and beta in rat pituitary cells was measured using semi-quantitative RT-PCR analysis.

CONCLUSION:

casticin inhibited the release of prolactin from pituitary cells of SD rats stimulated with E2 in vivo and in vitro. These effects might be related with inhibiting the ERα mRNA expression and increasing the ERβ mRNA expression.

2. Chasteberry extract in the manufacturing of a medication for Mastalgia - sore breasts or breast tenderness associated with PMS (Pre-Menstrual Syndrome) and menopause.

> 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.

Arentz S, Abbott JA, Smith CA, Bensoussan A.

Abstract

BACKGROUND:

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a prevalent, complex endocrine disorder characterised by polycystic ovaries, chronic anovulation and hyperandrogenism leading to symptoms of irregular menstrual cycles, hirsutism, acne and infertility. Evidence based medical management emphasises a multidisciplinary approach for PCOS, as conventional pharmaceutical treatment addresses single symptoms, may be contra-indicated, is often associated with side effects and not effective in some cases. In addition women with PCOS have expressed a strong desire for alternative treatments. This review examines the reproductive endocrine effects in PCOS for an alternative treatment, herbal medicine. The aim of this review was to identify consistent evidence from both pre-clinical and clinical research, to add to the evidence base for herbal medicine in PCOS (and associated oligo/amenorrhoea and hyperandrogenism) and to inform herbal selection in the provision clinical care for these common conditions.

METHODS:

We undertook two searches of the scientific literature. The first search sought pre-clinical studies which explained the reproductive endocrine effects of whole herbal extracts in oligo/amenorrhoea, hyperandrogenism and PCOS. Herbal medicines from the first search informed key words for the second search. The second search sought clinical studies, which corroborated laboratory findings. Subjects included women with PCOS, menstrual irregularities and hyperandrogenism.

CONCLUSIONS:

Preclinical and clinical studies provide evidence that six herbal medicines may have beneficial effects for women with oligo/amenorrhea, hyperandrogenism and PCOS. However the quantity of pre-clinical data was limited, and the quality of clinical evidence was variable. Further pre-clinical studies are needed to explain the effects of herbal medicines not included in this review with current clinical evidence but an absence of pre-clinical data.

3.take a Chasteberry capsule daily can help infertility ,by natural increase in progesterone levels.

> Double-blind, placebo-controlled study of Fertilityblend: a nutritional supplement for improving fertility in women.

Westphal LM1, Polan ML, Trant AS.

Author information

Department of Gynecology/Obstetrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.

Abstract

PURPOSE:

To determine the impact of nutritional supplementation on female fertility.

METHODS:

A double blind, placebo-controlled study of the effects of FertilityBlend for Women, a proprietary nutritional supplement containing chasteberry, green tea, L-arginine, vitamins (including folate), menstrual cycle length, pregnancy rate and side-effects.

CONCLUSION:

Nutritional supplements could provide an alternative or adjunct to conventional fertility therapies

Side effects and safety of Chasteberry Extract powder:

Special Precautions & Warnings:

>Pregnancy and breast-feeding: Using Chasteberry Extract during pregnancy or breast-feeding is POSSIBLY UNSAFE. The concern is that Chasteberry Extract, can interfere with hormones. Don’t use Chasteberry Extract if you are pregnant or breast-feeding.