Vitex is a European herb known to enhance the hormonal balance in women, Scientific studies show that it directly affects two pituitary hormones, follicle stimulation hormone and luteinizing hormone, which regulate progesterone and estrogen. Because progesterone and estrogen fluctuations are primarily responsible for premenstrual syndrome (PMS), Vitex relieves many PMS symptoms such as acne, cramps, emotional upsets, low blood sugar, joint stiffness, premenstrual effusions of knee joints, headaches digestive disorders, mammary activity and soreness, and problems with the flow itself. Vitex has also been used in treating some dysfunctions of the urinary tract, menopausal virilization, fibroid cysts of the uterus, and some problems associated with nursing.

Used as a Homeopathic or used simply as a micro-nutritional (botanical). (Homeopathic potencies accredit their strength and efficacy to the electromagnetic signatures of the original substrate; these are scientifically created dilutions and succussions of medicines such that generally not even a molecule of the original substrate or medicine is present in the medicine).

As a Homeopathic or used simply as a micro-nutritional, it has demonstrated effectiveness against the following symptomology: "This remedy should be studied in those who are prematurely old, especially those who are suffering from the result of sexual abuse. They are melancholy and annoyed by frequent losses of spermatic fluid, mental distraction and feel they will die shortly. The mental powers are weakened so that he cannot remember and has to go over his task several times to appreciate the meaning. Of service in impotency...the genitals are relaxed flaccid and cold: there is no sexual desire. There is often mental depression in these cases, with apathy and general debility...there is more or less loss of sexual power, there is an old, worn expression of the countenance, a general nervous depression, an unhappy state of the mind, a desire to be left alone, loss of confidence, despairs of getting well and expresses a desire to die" (Blackwood). Also used as a Homeopathic potency to combat metal dullness and lowered sexual vitality with corresponding mental depression and loss of nervous energy; -absentminded; forgetful; lack of courage; -nervous depression and mental forebodings (Boericke)