Can Chaste Tree Berry (Vitex Agnus-Castus) be used with hormonal therapies?
Chaste Tree berry helps regulate the menstrual cycle through its influence on the pituitary gland, so it is contraindicated to take this herb with birth control pills or other hormones that also influence hormone balance. back to questions 27) Many formulas contain licorice, I have high blood pressure. Does this pose a problem form my condition? Licorice is added to many formulas, as a harmonizer, in a very small amount, less than 10 % of the formula. This is not enough licorice to raise your blood pressure. You would need to take over 6.6mls (over 200 drops or over 1,000mg of licorice) per day of our single liquid extract of licorice, standardized to 10% glycyrrhizin, to raise your blood pressure.