Cushings Horse and Chaste Tree Berry

by Elizabeth, Shirley and Wendy

September 2007

Thank you for providing me with a inexpensive source for Chaste Tree berries. I will be continuing to order this product from you for my horse that has Cushings disease. I was wondering if anyone else had ordered this product for Cushings, and whether it has helped. Also, do you know of any other herbs that may help this? The disease affects the pituitary gland. Thank you again!

~Sister in Christ,
Rebecca

Treating a Cushings horse is not fun! Any help is always a good thing!

What I have been doing is grinding 3 teaspoons of the Chaste Tree berries in a coffee grinder (just used for this purpose!) and putting it on top of her evening grain. She is roughly 1000 lbs., so depending on the weight of the horse, I would adjust the amount of Chaste Tree berries accordingly. I use approx. a pound a month (30 days). I originally bought 5 lbs. and keep it in the refrigerator. This has all been OK'ed by my veterinarian too.

There is a website of a woman who has done this with great success for her horses. This is how I decided to try it. So far so good. My horse looks great and eats the Chaste Tree berries with no problem. Here is the site: www.equine-rescue.com/equine-cushings.html

Please feel free to use me as a reference for anyone seeking help with their Cushings horses. :)

Take care,
Elizabeth T.

Hi, The article I read indicated that you purchase Chaste Tree berries by the bulk. You grind the berries with a small coffee grinder. You give them 1 teaspoon (heaping for larger horses) two times a day in a feed that is LOW in sugar. Give Vitamin C with morning dose and Vitamin D with evening dose. That's it. You give them this for 3 weeks than 1 week off. And repeat forever (or until you see no excessive hair growth for a year). It takes time but they said the tumor will be reduced. I hope this helps.

~Shirley H.

Dear More than Alive:
We spoke some time ago about using the Chaste Tree berries for horses with cushions disease which is a irregularity with the pituitary gland that requires medicine to keep the horse healthy. In the past few months we have found that adding these chaste tree berries in a finely ground consistency to the horses feed who have the disease have lessened the symptoms. The fatty deposits on their rumps and the long shaggy coat were both diminished with the use of 1 teaspoon in the morning and evening feed. With out scientific research but purely experiential, we have found this supplement to even help our mare be not so marey! I even bake them in an oatmeal cookie for the one Morgan who turned her nose up to the smell of the berries. I do not know if it is compromising the level of potency but at least it is getting some value.

The whole berries are ground by the pound and given to the horses for 3 weeks on and one week off. It seems to make a big difference in the animal. They seem to be less symptomatic. We also seem to think that another side effect possibly contributed to the chaste tree berries is the healing of a severe, to the bone, gash which showed a really quick healing time. Even the Vet was surprised to see how fast it was healing and the only thing we were doing differently was for the 22 year old gelding was to have the holistic benefit of the chaste tree berries. We have only observed this through real life experience and not through documented scientific proof but if the horse is happier, that is proof enough for us.

So, thank you for being so efficient in providing a good quality product for the price. It really has benefited the horses and our peace of mind.

Look forward to using your site more in the future. Please feel free to post my comments.

Wishing you health and prosperity,
Wendy C.

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I need help
by Kylee Kelley on May 6, 2009  [ reply ]

How much is this Chaste Tree Berry? And I give my horse a teaspoon in the morning and evening?

chaste tree berries for cushings
by Mary on May 27, 2009  [ reply ]

I started mixing ground chaste tree berries with my horse's daily supplements..and he doesn't like the smell or taste.He is not eating his regular supplements(dried dandelion leaves, msm, compounded cyproheptadine, biotin additive). I have tried grinding the chaste berries with anise seeds, and a small bit of nice molasses grain..but he still refuses. Any ideas on what to add to make the chaste Tree berries tastier?

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