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Term | Vitex |
Short definition | Vitex - (pronounced) (VY tex) An extract of the fruit of chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus) found in parts of Asia and Europe. It is said to treat infertility and relieve symptoms that may appear before or during a woman's menstrual period, such as headaches and irregular bleeding. |
Type | Cancer terms |
Specialty | Oncology |
Language | English |
Source | NCI |
Comments |
Vitex - (pronounced) (VY tex) An extract of the fruit of chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus) found in parts of Asia and Europe. It is said to treat infertility and relieve symptoms that may appear before or during a woman's menstrual period, such as headaches and irregular bleeding. Vitex can affect the level of reproductive hormones in the blood. It's a kind of herbal medicine. Also called monk's pepper and monk's pepper
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