Vitex agnus castus L.,-traditional drug and actual indications

There is a long tradition for the use of different preparations of drugs of Vitex agnus castus in complementary medicine in Europe. The indications in disorders of the female sexual cycle have been confirmed by experimental and clinical results. The activity of hitherto unidentified constituents of...

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Published in:PTR. Phytotherapy research 1998, Vol.12 (S1), p.S160-S161
Main Author: Odenthal, Karl Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
endocrinological activity
ethanol seed extract
female cycle disorders
General pharmacology
Medical sciences
Pharmacognosy. Homeopathy. Health food
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
prolactin inhibition
Vitex agnus castus L
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Summary:There is a long tradition for the use of different preparations of drugs of Vitex agnus castus in complementary medicine in Europe. The indications in disorders of the female sexual cycle have been confirmed by experimental and clinical results. The activity of hitherto unidentified constituents of the ethanol seed extract could be localized within the pituitary–gonadal axis. Research in pituitary cell assays further elucidated a dopaminergic inhibition of prolactin synthesis and/or release. The effective administration of ethanol seed extracts against mastodynia and symptoms related to female cycle disorders with concomitant hyperprolactinaemia has been documented and awaits further establishment. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN:0951-418X
1099-1573
DOI:10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(1998)12:1+3.0.CO;2-Y