Chaste Tree
Monks in the Middle Ages reportedly used it to decrease sexual desire.
Chaste tree. In late winter before new growth begins to emerge simply remove lower limbs and branches to desired height. In the past chasteberry extracts were used to treat a variety of gynecological. Chaste Tree Vitex agnus-castus is one of only a handful of winter-hardy trees that blooms with true-blue flower spikes all summer long.
The name chasteberry may reflect the traditional belief that the plant promoted chastity. The grayish-green compound palmate leaves have three to seven leaflets often serrated. Water established chaste trees weekly in the summer and every three to four weeks in winter.
The chasteberry plant also called chaste tree is native to the Mediterranean region and Asia. Native to southern Europe central Asia. This is why it has been referred to as a female herb.
Chaste tree berry has been shown to help balance the progesterone and estrogen levels. Chaste tree is used by some women to help with problems related to hormone imbalances. Has a naturally broad and spreading open multi-trunk display.
You will be hard-pressed to find a more spectacularly beautiful plant with more outstanding qualities. One controlled clinical trial which looked at women diagnosed with a defect of the luteal phase the time from ovulation to the period due to latent high prolactin levels found that chaste tree reduced prolactin release. Lilac chaste tree vitex agnus-castus.
Deciduous shrub or small tree. The new July 2009 issue of Southern Living features an incredibly entertaining and informative story written by me about three great trees for summer blooms. Qs Tree Shrub Vine Food.