Overcome Female Infertility - How to Treat Infertility With Chaste Tree Berry (Vitex Agnus-Castus)

   

As mentioned in previous articles, infertility is defined as the inability of a couple to conceive after 12 months of unprotected sex. It affects more than 5 million couples in the United States alone, and many more times in the world. Because of unawareness of treatments, only 10% seeks help from professional specialist. We spent most of the time in this series discussing the conventional and Chinese medicine in the treatment of fertility. I think this is the best time to change the subject by discussing female infertility overcome --How to treat infertility with chaste tree berry (Vitex agnus castus)
I. Definition   Chaste Tree Berry is also known as Vitex agnus castus, belongs to the Verbenaceae family. Is considered an herb reign in the treatment of all forms of reproductive disorders including infertility, premenstrual symptoms resulting from hormonal imbalance.
II. How Chaste tree berry fertility effects
   1. androstenedioneChaste berry tree contains androstenedione, which is the common precursor of male hormone and female by conversion into estrogen by the enzyme aromatase, reducing the risks of hormonal imbalance that causes infertility.
2. epitestosterone  Epitestosterone is an inactive epimer of the hormone testosterone has been used to improve athletic performance for some Athelic during the competition. Helps to improve sexual desire and sexual performance, increasing the chance of fertility following the production of testosterone.
3. Hydroxyprogesterone   Vitex contains plant hydroxyprogesterone is a steroid hormone produced in the synthesis of glucocorticoids and sex steroids. Helps increase progesterone levels if it is low toilets and reduced when it is too high in the body of women, hormonal balance and increase the chances of fertility.
3. Progesterone   He also left progestin plant that helps regulate the levels of progesterone in the body that is necessary for natural conception as the result of hormonal balance.
4. iridoid   It also contains iridoids which is often intermediate in the biosynthesis of alkaloids that improves the immune system in the fight against inflammation resulting in decreasing the risk of abnormal functioning of the immune system to produce antibodies against invading sperm.
5. glucoside   Is a flavonoid glycoside acts as an antioxidant as a result of increased levels of uric acid by the removal of the body of flavonoid antioxidants, increasing the immune system in the fight against free radical formation and oversight body against infection and inflammation which leads to abnormal immune function.
5. The essential oil    The essential oil of chaste beery tree contains cineol, pinene, monoterpenes, etc. It is said to help balance the hormone in the body, including the reproductive hormone following is progesterone and factory capacity in the regulation of the pituitary gland and harmonization of the endocrine system.
Prolactin 6.   It is said that chaste tree berry not only helps to regulate the menstrual cycle after stopping the contraceptive pill but also balance the hormone prolactin in women's bodies. Lift it up, if it is too high and too low down.
III. Risks and side effects   1. Allergic effects as the result of a normal immune over-reaction to chemicals in the tree for the first time user system.
2. Nausea   Nausea in some women taking chaste tree berry in the first half as a result of the inability of the digestive system to adapt to the grass can cause.
3. gastric irritation   Taking chaste tree berry supplements fasting can cause gastric irritation effects of a result of essential oils.
4. Headaches  As it contains alcohol, it can cause headaches in some women.