Is Vitex Safe in Breastfeeding

I am a breastfeeding mother and i want to know if it is safe to use Vitex? Is Vitex safe for nursing mother and child? Does Vitex extracts into breast milk? Does Vitex has any long term or short term side effects on infants? Can Vitex influence milk supply or can Vitex decrease milk supply in lactating mothers?

• DrLact safety Score for Vitex is 5 out of 8 which is considered Unsafe as per our analyses.
• A safety Score of 5 indicates that usage of Vitex may cause serious side effects in breastfed baby.
• Our study of different scientific research indicates that Vitex may cause moderate to high side effects or may affect milk supply in lactating mother.
• Our suggestion is to use safer alternate options rather than using Vitex .
• It is recommended to evaluate the advantage of not breastfeeding while using Vitex Vs not using Vitex And continue breastfeeding.
• While using Vitex Its must to monitor child for possible reactions. It is also important to understand that side effects vary largely based on age of breastfed child and time of medication in addition to dosage.
• Score calculated using the DrLact safety Version 1.2 model, this score ranges from 0 to 8 and measures overall safety of drug in lactation. Scores are primarily calculated using publicly available case studies, research papers, other scientific journals and publically available data.

Ripe fruits are used. It contains heterosidic iridoid, estrogen-like flavonoids, terpenes and linoleic acid. Although traditionally used as a galactagogue, it contains diterpenes that have a dopamine-like effect which is inhibitory of prolactin release and milk production. Indications approved by the Commission E of the German Ministry of Health are: Irregularity of menses, pre-menstrual syndrome, mastodinia.