Monk's pepper: health benefits and ingredients
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Monk's Pepper (Vitex agnus-castus) is a plant of the lavender family (Lamiaceae). It is also known as a chastity tree. Monk's pepper is a medicinal plant that has long been known to compensate for hormonal imbalances in the body, not only in women but also in men. The plant is mainly found in the Mediterranean and West Asia. There it prefers to grow on banks and coasts. The shrub grows up to 5 meters high. In the flowering period from June to September, it reveals its small pink, bluish or violet flowers, arranged like spikes. The monk's pepper produces small, dark brown fruits that turn into four-seeded rock berries.
What is monk's pepper?
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Leaves and flowers
Indications and contraindications of the monk pepper
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Indications
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Use and dosage of monk's pepper
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You can buy monk's pepper in the form of dried berries, tea or as an extract in the form of ready-to-use preparations such as tablets, capsules or drops. You can buy monk's pepper at a drugstore, health food store, or online store. There you can also get monk pepper ointment or cream for application to the skin in case of acne or eczema. Drink a tea blend of monk's pepper, lady's mantle and St. John's wort regularly
Monk's pepper in the kitchen
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In the Middle Ages, monks added the crushed berries to their food. Monk pepper can, like regular pepper
Side Effects
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Monk pepper should not be taken during pregnancy and lactation because of its effect on hormone balance. Monk's pepper rarely causes side effects. However, the risk of monnisk pepper allergy and side effects cannot be excluded. Very occasionally, itchy rashes, headaches, stomachaches or nausea occur
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Monk pepper should not be taken during pregnancy and lactation because of its effect on hormone balance. Monk's pepper rarely causes side effects. However, the risk of monnisk pepper allergy and side effects cannot be excluded. Occasionally, itchy rashes, headaches, stomach aches or nausea occur
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