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 ...

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 ...

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.

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, ...

A large chaste tree grows just outside my window in the Brunswick County Botanical Garden. Since I started 4 years ago, it has reliably provided a show stopping display of purple flowers each summer ...

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 ...

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