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Common Names
Horse Chestnut
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHAMNAZIN | 0 | Bud | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| RHAMNETOL | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RHAMNOCITRIN | 7 | Bud | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| RHAMNOCITRIN | 7 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| RUTIN | 87 | Flower | 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. |
| RUTIN | 87 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| RUTOSIDE | 4 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAPONIN | 0 | Seed | 55000.0 | 260000.0 | 1.67 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAPONINS | 5 | Seed | 55000.0 | 280000.0 | 3.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCOPOLETIN | 44 | 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. |
| SCOPOLIN | 3 | 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. |
| SCOPOLIN | 3 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| SERINE | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| SITOSTEROL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| SPINASTEROL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| STACHYOSE | 1 | 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) |
| STARCH | 5 | Seed | 300000.0 | 600000.0 | 1.17 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | not available | 1015.0 | -0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMAST-4-EN-3-ONE | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antinephritic | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antinesidioblastosic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antineuramidase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinitrosaminic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinitrosic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antinociceptive | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiobesity | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiophidic | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363. |
| Antiophthalmic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiorchitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiosteoarthritic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiosteoporotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiotitic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antioxidant | 33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antioxidant Synergist | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antipancreatitic | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Antipanniculopathic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiparkinsonian | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiparotitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antipeptic | 2 | 25 Dispensatory |