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Common Names
Horse Chestnut
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-CATECHIN | 30 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| (+)-CATECHIN | 30 | Fruit Epidermis | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| (+)-CATECHIN | 30 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| (+)-PINITOL | 0 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| (-)-EPICATECHIN | 38 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| (-)-EPICATECHIN | 38 | Fruit Epidermis | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| (-)-EPICATECHIN | 38 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| (-)-EPICATECHIN | 38 | Seed Coat | 816.3 | 4000.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| (-)-QUERBRACHITOL | 0 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| (-)-QUINIC-ACID | 0 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 1,8-CINEOL | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | 66000.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 1-KESTOSE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Gruenwald, J. et al. 1998. PDR for Herbal Medicine. 1st ed. Medical Economics Co., Montvale, NJ. 1244 pp. (abbreviated as PHR or Physicians Herbal Reference in my mind) |
| 16-DESOXY-BARRINGTOGENOL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| 2,3-DIMETHYL-HEPT-5-EN-1-AL | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 2-CARBOXYARABINITOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | 11.0 | -0.86 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 2-KESTOSE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Gruenwald, J. et al. 1998. PDR for Herbal Medicine. 1st ed. Medical Economics Co., Montvale, NJ. 1244 pp. (abbreviated as PHR or Physicians Herbal Reference in my mind) |
| 2-METHYL-BUTEN-1-AL | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTENOL | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 3',4',7-TRIMETHYL-ETHER | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| 3,5-DIHYDROXY-3',4'7-TRIMETHOXYFLAVONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 11B-HSD-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HT-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Absorbent | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Acaricide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acetylcholinergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AChE-Inhibitor | 1 | Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8. |
| Acidulant | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| ACTH-genic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aggregant | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelochemic | 9 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Allelopathic | 1 | Wright,C.W.(Ed)2002.Medicinal&Aromatic Plants-Industrial Profiles.Artemisia.344pp.Maffei,M.(Ed)2002.Vetiveria.The Genus Vetiveria.Taylor&Francis.NY,NY.191pp.Southwell,I.,Lowe,R.(Eds)1999.Tea Tree.The Genus Melaleuca.Harwood Acad.Pub.Amsterdam,Netherlands. |
| Allergenic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anabolic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |