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Study Finds Fruit Extract is Effective Treatment for PMS.(premenstrual syndrome)
2001 FEB 1 - (NewsRx.com) -- Dry extract of the Agnus castus fruit is an effective treatment of premenstrual syndrome, and should be considered a therapeutic option, recommends a new study.
Researchers at the Institute for Health Care and Science in Germany identified 170 women diagnosed with premenstrual syndrome. Eighty-six women received agnus castus extract and 84 received placebo over three menstrual cycles. Six symptoms - irritability, mood alteration, anger, headache, breast fullness, and bloating - were assessed at the start of the first cycle and again at the end of the third cycle.
R. Schellenberg and co-workers found that patients who received agnus castus had a ...
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...the fruits of Vitex agnus-castus can bind to estrogen...chaste-berry (Vitex agnus-castus), linoleic acid...The fruit of Vitex agnus-castus (chaste-berry...for the relief of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and menopausal...
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...chaste tree (Vitex agnus castus = AC) are widely...present in Vitex agnus castus are clinically the...other symptoms of the premenstrual syndrome. Key words: Chaste...extracts of Vitex agnus castus (AC) (Milewicz...
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- Magazine article from: Alternative Medicine Review March 1, 2009 700+ words
...Introduction [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Vitex agnus-castus (chaste tree) has been widely used...complaints, menstrual irregularities, premenstrual syndrome (PMS), mastalgia, and infertility...supplementation compared to placebo. Premenstrual Syndrome PMS represents a diverse set of ...
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...Tree Berry for Premenstrual Syndrome By Lynn Keegan...studied to manage premenstrual syndrome (PMS). Herbal...fruit of Vitex agnus-castus, a shrub that...writes that Vitex agnus-castus, which acts like...
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- Newspaper article from: Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland) May 15, 2005 700+ words
...cent will have severe enough symptoms for it to be called premenstrual syndrome. Generally, the problems come in the days leading up...Alternative treatments include the homoeopathic remedy Agnus Castus, taking gentle exercise and drinking plenty of fluids...
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