Vitex agnus-castus L.
In France
Listed among the plants allowed in food supplements in France (Order of 24 June 2014).
Source text in French:
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Common names
- Gatillier, Agneau-chaste
- Allowed parts
- fruit
- Substances to monitor
- casticine
- Restrictions
- L'étiquetage doit comporter un avertissement déconseillant l'usage chez les femmes ayant des antécédents personnels ou familiaux de cancer du sein.
Order of 24 June 2014, Annex I. French orders of 9 May 2006 (nutrients), 24 June 2014 (plants) and 26 September 2016 (other substances), consolidated LEGI collection, retrieved 23 October 2026.
In Belgium
Allowed in supplements in Belgium after notification (list 3).
Vitex agnus-castus L.
Parts, source text in Dutch:
hele plantParts, source text in French:
plante entièreConditions and warnings, source text in Dutch:
Voor voedingssupplementen met bereidingen van de vrucht: De aanbevolen dagelijkse hoeveelheid mag niet leiden tot een inname hoger dan de hoeveelheid equivalent met 96 mg gedroogde vrucht. De etikettering moet de volgende waarschuwing bevatten : Niet gebruiken tijdens de zwangerschap of borstvoeding.Conditions and warnings, source text in French:
Pour les compléments alimentaires avec des préparations de fruit: La portion journalière recommandée ne doit pas conduire à une ingestion supérieure à la quantité équivalente à 96 mg de fruit séché. L'étiquetage doit comporter l’avertissement suivant : Ne pas utiliser en cas de grossesse ou d’allaitement.‘To be notified if in pre-dosed form’ means that a product presented in measured doses, such as capsules or tablets, must be notified to the Belgian Federal Public Service for Public Health before being marketed. Notification does not establish that a product complies with all applicable rules.
Royal Decree of 31 August 2021, annex. Belgium, Royal Decree of 31 August 2021, plant lists (annex replaced on 30 January 2024), retrieved 24 October 2026, source updated 30 January 2024.
Source: Royal Decree of 31 August 2021, annex as replaced by the Royal Decree of 12 December 2023 (Belgian Official Gazette of 30 January 2024); table read from the Gazette images and formatted by the site publisher
Declared supplements, doses and further information on the French page.