chasteberry
Hormone-balancing herbal supplement
Chasteberry is the fruit of the chaste tree, a Mediterranean shrub long associated with reducing sexual desire—hence the name.
Today it's sold as an herbal supplement for menstrual and hormonal issues: She takes chasteberry for PMS symptoms.
Also called vitex.
Small woody plant
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
- perennialRecurring each year
- aromaticPleasantly strong-smelling
- foliagePlant's leafy covering
Mediterranean · drought-tolerant · pollinators · ornamental · garden · landscaping · horticulture · flora
Egg discharge from ovary
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- reproductiveRelated to producing offspring
- fertilityCapacity for reproduction
- infertilityInability to reproduce
pregnancy · menstrual · cycle · hormones · follicular · luteal · maternity · ova
Ovarian steroid supporting gestation
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
- prolactinMilk-production hormone
- dopamineReward-linked neural messenger
- luteinizingCausing corpus formation
pituitary · endocrine · hormones · cycle · menstrual · luteal · follicular · PMS
Care for an ailment
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- therapeuticPromoting healing or wellness
- herbalRelating to medicinal plants
- naturopathyAlternative healing using nature
alternative · holistic · relief · alleviation · traditional · folk-medicine · healing · regimen
Enclosed dose container
- extractConcentrated derived substance
- tinctureHerb steeped in alcohol
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- standardizedMade uniform across cases
pill · powder · dietary · phytochemicals · nutraceutical · bioactive · wellness · health
Very old indeed
- classicalOf ancient Greece/Rome
- HippocratesFather of medicine
- DioscoridesAncient Greek physician-botanist
- PlinyRoman scholar-writer
Greek · Roman · monastery · monks · chastity · medieval · traditional · folklore
shrub
Small woody plant
foliage · Mediterranean · drought-tolerant · pollinators · ornamental · garden · landscaping · horticulture · flora · cultivation
ovulation
Egg discharge from ovary
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- reproductiveRelated to producing offspring
- fertilityCapacity for reproduction
infertility · pregnancy · menstrual · cycle · hormones · follicular · luteal · maternity · ova · implantation
progesterone
Ovarian steroid supporting gestation
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
- prolactinMilk-production hormone
- dopamineReward-linked neural messenger
luteinizing · pituitary · endocrine · hormones · cycle · menstrual · luteal · follicular · PMS · menopause
treatment
Care for an ailment
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- therapeuticPromoting healing or wellness
- herbalRelating to medicinal plants
naturopathy · alternative · holistic · relief · alleviation · traditional · folk-medicine · healing · regimen · integrative
capsule
Enclosed dose container
standardized · pill · powder · dietary · phytochemicals · nutraceutical · bioactive · wellness · health · nutrition
ancient
Very old indeed
- classicalOf ancient Greece/Rome
- HippocratesFather of medicine
- DioscoridesAncient Greek physician-botanist
Pliny · Greek · Roman · monastery · monks · chastity · medieval · traditional · folklore · ethnobotany
- Vitex
- libido killersantiandrogens, anti-androgens, antiandrogen, saltpeter, bromide
chasteberryaphrodisiac
Arousal-inducing substance
damiana · maca · yohimbe · Spanish fly · love potion
chasteberryblueberry
Small edible Vaccinium fruit
grape · tomato · cranberry · gooseberry · raspberry
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