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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APS-SULFOTRANSFERASE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Leaf | not available | 147.2 | -0.43 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Seed | not available | 24.0 | -0.32 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | 14000.0 | 30000.0 | -0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASTRAGALIN | 7 | 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. |
| BARRINGTOGENOL-C | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BARRINGTOGENOL-C-21-ANGELATE | 1 | Fruit | not available | 4.7 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BARRINGTOGENOL-D | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| BENZALDEHYDE | 24 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | 11000.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BENZYL-FORMATE | 1 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | 22000.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETA-AESCIN | 8 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-AMYRIN | 9 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-AMYRIN | 9 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | 13000.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | 122000.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BUTYL-ACETATE | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | 21000.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BUTYROSPERMOL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Candidistat | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Capillarigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Capillariprotective | 3 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Capillaritonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carcinogenic | 4 | Hutchings, A, Scott, AH, Lewis, G, and Cunningham, A. 1996. Zulu Medicinal Plants. An inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg. 450 pp. |
| Cardiodepressant | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardioprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotonic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Caspase-8-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Catabolic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cerebrotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chelator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholagogue | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Choleretic | 11 | Fitoterapia No.5-1986. |
| Cholesterolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Choline-Sparing | 2 | Singleton, V.L. 1981. Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants: Phenolic Substances of Plant Origin Common in Foods. Advances in Food Research 27: 149-217. |
| Cholinergic | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| CNS-Depressant | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Stimulant | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |