Chaste Tree Leaf (Vitex negundo)
牡荆叶mǔ jīng yèMujingye
Vitex negundo · Plant
2
Indications
3
With studies in people
Cautions
May affect hormone levels; avoid with hormone-sensitive conditions; may interact with hormone therapy; avoid during pregnancy.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Chaste Tree Leaf for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Joint PainInflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Chaste Tree Leaf does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit MenstruationBenefit Respiratory
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Vitex negundo and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Antimicrobial42 records, 11 in people
- Benefit Menstruation0 records
- Benefit Respiratory13 records, 4 in people
- Joint Pain6 records
- Inflammation Syndrome52 records, 10 in people