11. Vitex uses a chemical it called Inactine, which it has not described publicly.12. The herb of choice for any pre-menstrual problems is vitex agnus castus. 13. Vitex is cold-hardy, too.14. The vitex also can produce water sprouts, or vigorous vertical growths from larger branches. 15. The vitex has aromatic, gray-green foliage and lavender flowers during the summer. 16. Monks ate the berries of the chaste tree, or vitex , to suppress sexual appetite. 17. About half the women taking the vitex extract reported a reduction in all symptoms except bloating. 18. M . C . can plant hers in the garden as the vitex is cold-hardy. 19. The herb that would be of benefit would be vitex agnus castus to help balance the hormones. 20. "Vitex agnus-castus " extract can be tried in cases of mild hyperprolactinaemia.
