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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-METHYL-BUTAN-1-AL | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | 4000.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 3[2'(BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDO)4'(BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDO)BETA-D-GLUCURONOPYRANOSIDO]21-BETA-ANGELOYL-22-ALPHA-ACETYL-PROTOA | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 3[2'(BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDO)4'(BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDO)BETA-D-GLUCURONOPYRANOSIDO]21-BETA-TIGLOYL-22-ALPHA-ACETYL-PROTOAE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 5-ALPHA-TIRUCALLA-8-23-DIEN-3-BETA-OL | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 5-HYDROXY-METHYL-FURFURAL | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | 4000.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 6,7-DIHYDROXYCOUMARIN | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6,7-DIHYDROXYCOUMARIN-6-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETIC-ACID | 16 | 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. |
| ADENINE | 11 | 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. |
| ADENINE | 11 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ADENOSINE | 28 | 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. |
| ADENOSINE | 28 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AESCIGENIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AESCIN | 50 | 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. |
| AESCIN | 50 | Seed | not available | 130000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AESCULETIN | 32 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| AESCULETOL | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AESCULIN | 33 | Bark | not available | 30000.0 | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| AESCULITANNIN-A | 0 | Seed Coat | not available | 122.4 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| AESCULITANNIN-B | 0 | Seed Coat | not available | 132.7 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Insulinic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insulinogenic | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 170. |
| Interferonogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Interleukin-1-alpha-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Interleukin-6-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Interleukin-6-mRNA-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Iodothyronine-Deiodinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Irritant | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| JNK-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Juvabional | 2 | 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. |
| Keratitigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Keratolytic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Larvicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Larvistat | 3 | 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. |
| Laxative | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Laxative? | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Sep-91. |
| Lipolytic | 3 | LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp. |
| Lipotropic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipoxygenase-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 12 | Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp. |