The third style of early St. Louis homes was a rock house. Only the wealthiest St. Louisans might afford a home built entirely of rock walls with a masonry foundation due to the difficulty of construction. The earliest house in St. Louis, the home of Pierre Laclede, was made of rock.
We haven't seen any recently published research studies to show that vitex helps to reduce acne. More research is needed. However, there are a couple of older reports of acne being help by the used of this extract. In one study, a chasteberry preparation was used in women with menstrual cycle abnormalities. Acne was either eliminated or improved during treatment. In another study, 117 women with four different types of acne were treated with a chasteberry preparation for 1-2 years.
However, to some people, cutting is like killing. If you have that attitude, you will not enjoy the maximum floral display of the Texas Lilac Vitex* - only the spring bloom. The Texas Lilac Vitex* must be cut after EVERY bloom cycle, and cut back to the ground EVERY winter. If you live in an area with a large deer population, the deer rubbing their antlers on the Vitex will prune the plant to the ground for you, or at least remind you to cut the ravaged stems back.