Vitex, a beautiful plant with violet blossoms, has been used to treat a variety of women's health issues for centuries. Here Christopher Hobbs presents the most recent scientific research and modern clinical experience to support the successful use of vitex to balance female sexual hormones. If you or someone you know needs help with female hormone balance, it's likely that vitex -- and this book -- can help. Hobbs summarizes new studies that prove vitex to be as effective as commonly prescribed antidepressants in relieving physical symptoms, as well as mood swings, associated with PMS. Find out more about this amazing herb and whether or not it might be right for you. Book jacket.