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Plant Aesculus hippocastanum (Hippocastanaceae)

Common Names
Horse Chestnut
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
PROCYANIDIN-B-2 1 Fruit Epidermis not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
PROCYANIDIN-B-2 1 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
PROCYANIDIN-B-2 1 Seed Coat 612.2 3066.7 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
PROCYANIDIN-B-3 2 Fruit Epidermis not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
PROCYANIDIN-B-3 2 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
PROCYANIDIN-B-4 4 Fruit Epidermis not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
PROCYANIDIN-B-4 4 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
PROCYANIDIN-B-5 0 Fruit Epidermis not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
PROCYANIDIN-B-5 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
PROCYANIDIN-B-5 0 Seed Coat 40.0 204.1 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
PROCYANIDIN-C-1 0 Fruit Epidermis not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
PROCYANIDIN-C-1 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
PROCYANIDIN-C-1 0 Seed Coat 13.3 204.1 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
PROCYANIDIN-D-1 0 Fruit Epidermis not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
PROCYANIDIN-D-1 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
PROCYANIDIN-D2 1 Fruit Epidermis not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
PROCYANIDIN-D2 1 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
PROCYANIDIN-E 0 Fruit Epidermis not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
PROCYANIDIN-E 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
PROCYANIDIN-G 0 Fruit Epidermis not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antitumor (Bladder) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Breast) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Cervix) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Gastric) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung) 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Ovary) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Pancreas) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Skin) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter 5 Yasukawa, K., Takido, M., Takeuchi, M., Sato, Y., Nitta, K., and Nakagawa, S. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Flavonol Glycosides on 12-O-Tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate-Induced Tumor Promotion. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(3): 774-776, 1990.
Antiulcer 13 Duke, 1992 *
Antiuremic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antivaginitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antivaricose 4 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antivasculitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antivertiginous 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral 24 Duke, 1992 *
Anxiolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *