Vitex (Chaste Tree Berry)
120 Vegetarian Capsules | 500mg
For alleviating your PMS symptoms, improving your fertility, and restoring your normal cycles.
Relieve common PMS symptoms
If you experience monthly PMS pains, Vitex helps to alleviate common symptoms such as mastalgia (breast pain), mood swings, anxiety, and headaches by reducing prolactin levels in women prone to PMS.
Regulate menstrual cycles
Vitex promotes healthy progesterone levels, helping you to restore a normal menstrual cycle, improve energy levels, and prevent the formation of ovarian cysts (especially for women with PCOS).
Support and boost fertility
Conception can be difficult when hormone levels are imbalanced. Vitex’s rebalancing of the body’s prolactin and progesterone levels can positively support your fertility.
Suggested Use:
Take 1 capsule daily, preferably after meal or as directed by a physician.
Caution:
Do not exceed recommended dose. Pregnant and nursing mothers, children under the age of 18, and individuals with a known medical condition or taking prescription medication should consult a physician before taking this or any dietary supplement.
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Vitex
Vitex is a phytochemical-rich herbal supplement extracted from the chaste tree leaves and berries .
