Names: Vitex, Chasteberry, Monks’ pepper.Collection: The very dark berries should be picked when ripe, which is between
October and November. They may be dried in sun or shade.
Part Used: The fruit.
Constituents: Iridoid glycosides which include aucbin and agnoside
Flavonoids including casticin, isovitexin and orientin
Essential oil.
Actions: Uterine Tonic
Indications: Chasteberry has the effect of stimulating and normalizing pituitary gland [...]