# Chaste berry

## Remedy Classification
- **Type:** Herbal Remedy
- **Alternative Names:** Vitex agnus-castus
- **Miasm:** Psoric Miasm
- **Temperament:** Neutral
- **Aggravation Time:** Morning

## Keynote Indications
Chaste Berry is a popular European herb that acts on the pituitary gland to balance female hormones, particularly useful for PMS and irregular cycles.

## Modalities (Aggravations / Ameliorations)
Best taken as a single dose in the morning. Needs to be taken consistently for 2-3 months to show full hormonal effects. Do not use alongside oral contraceptives.

## Symptoms by System

### Mind
- Helps ease hormonal mood swings, irritability, and anxiety associated with PMS or menopause.

### Urinary & Genital
- Regulates menstrual cycles, relieves breast tenderness (mastalgia), and reduces menopausal hot flashes.

### Generalities
- English herbalist Nicholas Culpeper referred to grape vine (Vitis vinifera) as ‘‘a most gallant tree of the sun very sympathetical to the body of man.’’ Antioxidant and tonic, it has many health benefits.