Description: The must-have herb for female hormonal acne. Chase Berry Vitex is a highly effective herb used to balance estrogen and progesterone hormones in women. The part of the plant used is the berry and is also known as Chaste Berry. It works by stimulating and normalizing the pituitary gland, which regulates the balance of estrogen and progesterone in the body.

 

Vitex helps to regulate the period after coming off birth control pills, shortening a long cycle or lengthening a short cycle. It is used as a treatment for hormonal acne, endometriosis, fibroids, and PMS.

Learn more about natural treatment for hormonal acne HERE 

Form: Capsule

 

Size: 45 or 90 veg caps per bottle

 

Concerns: 

• Hormonal acne triggers
• Common PMS symptoms
• Irregular periods

 

Benefits:

• Helps prevent new breakouts
• Helps to balance hormones
• Helps to balance menstrual cycles 
• Helps relieve common PMS symptoms
  • Cramping
  • Breast tenderness
  • Night sweats
• Helps to boost progesterone

 

Skin Type + Condition 

• All skin types

 

Key Ingredients:

• Chaste Berry (Vitex agnus-castus) (800mg): an antispasmodic, muscle relaxant that promotes digestion, supports liver, and promotes progesterone.  Also known to tonify the reproductive Qi, help with infertility, inhibits prolactin, improves female sex hormones (when estrogen is higher and progesterone is lower than required), and helps normalize periods
  • Family: Verbenaceae
  • Part(s) used: Fruit
  • Constituents: Essential oil 1.64% (incl. sabinene, 1,8 cineole, alpha-pinene), glycosides (vitexinin and vitexin)

Suggested Use: Take 2 capsules per day with food

 

To improve hormonal acne or other hormonal issues we recommend 700-800mg of Vitex for at least 3-6 months.

 

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

Contraindications: Do NOT use during pregnancy or nursing or with breast cancer. Should not combine Chaste Berry with some antipsychotic drugs as it counteracts them.   

Full Ingredients: Chaste Berry (Vitex agnus-castus)

 

This vegan Vitex formula only contains Vitex, ~800mg

Complimentary Products: Multivitamin for Acne Prone Skin, SkinOmega-3, and Clear Skin Probiotic-10

 

FAQ’s: 

1. Is Chaste Berry Vitex safe to take long term? Chaste Berry Vitex is intended to be used as a short-term herb.  Maintenance clients are recommended to take 1 bottle (2 caps per day with food) every 6 months to maintain balance. 
   1. Can clients take this long term if they want to?  It is recommended to take a break for at least 1 month of the calendar year. 
2. Can Chaste Berry Vitex be taken with other Clove Hill Supplements? Yes, Chaste Berry Vitex can be taken with other Clove Hill Supplements. 
3. Is Chaste Berry Vitex safe to take during pregnancy? Do not use during pregnancy or breastfeeding.  
4. Can I take Chaste Berry Vitex while on Birth Control? Generally, Chaste Berry Vitex is not recommended to take while on birth control or IUD;l unless a client has the Paraguard IUD.  Paraguard is hormone-free but can still be acne triggering.  In this case, Chaste Berry Vitex can be used in conjunction with Paraguard.
5. How long does it take to see the magic of Chaste Berry Vitex? Most people can start feeling the effects of Chaste Berry Vitex within 1-3 months; although different for everyone.  Some experience more subtle changes over time and some experience a bigger shift sooner than later.

 

 Resources:

• Herbal Vade Mecum
• The Energetics of Western Herbs
• Colorado School of Clinical Herbalism Action Notes