Agnus Castus – Chaste Tree

The mother tincture is prepared from the dried, ripe fruits of common Vitex agnus- castus L., which grows in the Mediterranean countries. N.O. Verbenaceae.

Diminution of sexual energy in males. Leucorrhoea without discomfort. Mental depression. Thoughts of death. Hypochondria. Increases the flow of milk in nursing mothers. Coldness of genitalia (penis and labia).

The main symptoms of Agnus Castus always point to a depressive mood, fre- quently influenced by sexual hormones, resulting in either a flaccidity of the geni- talia with reduced libido, or an unusually and pathologically increased libido with persistent erections, emissions of prostatic fluid and drawing pains in the spermatic cords and testicles; in women drawing pains in the lower abdomen.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Vitex agnus-castus, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for agnus castus: sexual disorders among men; dysfunction in normal milk flow; nervous emotional discord or upset.