skip navigation, jump to main contentDorothy Bradley Atkins Medicinal Plant Garden, College of Pharmacy, UIC

Chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus L.)

Family: Verbenaceae

Medicinal uses: Treatment of pre-menstrual syndrome and menstrual irregularities

Part used medicinally: Fruit

Native origin: Mediterranean, Southern Europe

This plant is among those investigated by UIC College of Pharmacy researchers.

Vitex agnus-castus L.

Photo: D. Doel Soejarto, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago