Vitex Berry Essential Oil

Botanical Name: Vitex agnus castus
Botanical Family: Verbanaceae
Extraction Method: Steam distilled
Part of Plant Distilled: Berries and Seeds
Country of Origin: Bosnia
Cultivation Method: Wild
Composition: 100% Vitex agnus castus
Consistency: Thin

Scent Description

Herbaceous with hints of minty-fruity thyme

Blends well with

Rose, Lavender, Frankincense, Cypress, Juniper, Geranium, and Grapefruit.

Uses

Used to balance the body; use sparingly, one drop at a time on wrists, tummy, or in the bath. Re-equilibrate of moon-time phases. Lovely combined with geranium and marjoram. Balancing in baths.

Contraindications

Pregnancy and women on BCP, IUD, or HRT.

Native to Mediterranean climates, the vital Vitex shrub is written in the works of Pliny the Elder, Dioscorides, in Homer’s The Iliad, and recommended by Hippocrates to balance maiden-mother-maven cycles. Traditionally, Vitex Essential Oil has been used in aromatherapy to harmonize the body throughout all moon phases.

Size: 5 ml and 15 ml

Organic Ingredients

100% vitex berry (Vitex agnus castus) essential oil.

“Vitex is now available as an essential oil, either from the leaf or the seed (stronger activity). It can be used externally, but start out slowly as women report differing results of activity levels.”
~ Keville and Green, Aromatherapy: A Complete Guide to the Art