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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRYPTOAESCIN-B | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYANIDIN | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| DECAN-1-OL | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | 82000.0 | 1.00 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| DODEC-2-EN-1-OL | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | 14000.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ELEUTHEROSIDE-B-1 | 1 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| EPI-CATECHIN-(4-BETA-6)-EPI-CATECHIN-(4-BETA-6)-EPI-CATECHIN | 0 | Fruit Epidermis | not available | 46.6 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| EPI-CATECHIN-(4-BETA-8)-EPI-CATECHIN-(4-BETA-8,2-BETA-8)-EPI-CATECHIN | 0 | Fruit Epidermis | not available | 22.6 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| EPI-CATECHIN-(4-BETA-8,2-BETA-7)-CATECHIN-(4-BETA-8)-EPI-CATECHIN | 0 | Fruit Epidermis | not available | 30.6 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| EPI-CATECHIN-(4-BETA-8,2-BETA-7)-EPI-CATECHIN-(4-ALPHA-8)-ENT-EPI-CATECHIN | 0 | Fruit Epidermis | not available | 118.6 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| EPICATECHIN | 40 | 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. |
| ESCIN | 40 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ESCIN | 40 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ESCIN | 40 | Seed | 22000.0 | 125300.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ESCIN | 40 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ESCULETIN | 30 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ESCULETIN | 30 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ESCULIN | 29 | Bark | not available | 30000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ESCULIN | 29 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ESCULIN | 29 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ESCULIN | 29 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 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 * |