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Plant Aesculus hippocastanum (Hippocastanaceae)

Common Names
Horse Chestnut
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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Chemical Name Sort descending 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.
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11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 (View Chemicals list for 11B-HSD-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 5 (View Chemicals list for 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for 5-HT-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 5 (View Chemicals list for 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Absorbent 1 (View Chemicals list for Absorbent) Martindale's 29th
Acaricide 1 (View Chemicals list for Acaricide) Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 7 (View Chemicals list for ACE-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Acetylcholinergic 1 (View Chemicals list for Acetylcholinergic) Duke, 1992 *
AChE-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for AChE-Inhibitor) Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Acidulant 2 (View Chemicals list for Acidulant) 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 (View Chemicals list for ACTH-genic) Duke, 1992 *
Aggregant 1 (View Chemicals list for Aggregant) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 2 (View Chemicals list for Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 13 (View Chemicals list for Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 9 (View Chemicals list for Allelochemic) 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 (View Chemicals list for Allelopathic) 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 (View Chemicals list for Allergenic) Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Anabolic 1 (View Chemicals list for Anabolic) Duke, 1992 *