Clinical trials have demonstrated that serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs) and the extract of Vitex agnus castus are effective for the treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). However, to the best of our knowledge, there has been no study comparing the efficacy of the SRIs with Vitex agnus castus (AC) extract. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to compare the efficacy of f...

According to their accessibility and lower cost-effectiveness when compared synthetic chemical treatments, medicinal wild plants herbs have been used for ages as beneficial tools in the management of many diseases. The popular plant Vitex agnus-castus, which is indigenous Mediterranean region widely distributed Europe, Asia, North Africa, treat a number conditions diseases, including premenstru...

Objective: Vitex agnus-castus (VAC) and its essential oil have been traditionally used to treat many conditions and symptoms such as premenstrual problems, mastalgia, inflammation, sexual dysfunction, and pain. In this study, the effects of essential oil extracted from Vitex agnus-castus (EOVAC) leaves were investigated in three behavioral models of nociception in adult male Wistar rats. Materi...

background: the purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the combination of vitex agnus castus extract, as a source of phytoestrogens, plus magnesium supplementation on osteogenic and angiogenic factors and callus formation in women with long bone fracture. material and methods: in a double-blind randomized placebo controlled trial, 64 women with long bone fracture,20-45 years ol...

vitex agnus castus (chasteberry) is a popular treatment for the management of female reproductive disorders including corpus luteum insufficiency, premenstrual syndrome (pms), menopausal symptoms, and insufficient milk production. according to developing situation of complementary medicine, and frequent use of this herb, it is important to examine its effects during pregnancy. in this research ...

medical therapies have been widely used for premenstrual syndrome (pms), but in all of them side effects are predominant. herbal remedies rarely have side effects and people have more tendencies toward them than chemical therapies. in this study the therapeutic effect of vitex agnus castus on women who had the pms, in comparison with placebo, were investigated. in this randomized, placebo-contr...

aims: leishmaniasis is the most prevalent vector- borne parasitic disease in iran. drug treatment is the best way to treat leishmaniasis, while the common drugs are not efficient enough and inevitable side effects limit using these drugs. the aim of this study was to analyze in vitro and in vivo activity of the methanolic extract of artemisia absinthium, vitex agnus-castus and phytolaca america...