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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARKEOL | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PHYTOSTEROLS | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| PLASTOQUINONE-8 | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PLASTOQUINONE-8 | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POLYPRENOLS | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| PROANTHOCYANIDIN-A-4 | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PROANTHOCYANIDIN-A-6 | 0 | Seed Coat | not available | 17.9 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PROANTHOCYANIDIN-A-7 | 0 | Seed Coat | not available | 12.7 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PROANTHOCYANIDIN-POLYMER | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PROANTHOCYANIN-A-2 | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| PROCYANIDIN-A-1 | 0 | Fruit Epidermis | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PROCYANIDIN-A-1 | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PROCYANIDIN-A-2 | 17 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PROCYANIDIN-A-2 | 17 | Fruit Epidermis | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PROCYANIDIN-A-2 | 17 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PROCYANIDIN-A-2 | 17 | Seed Coat | 510.2 | 1733.3 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PROCYANIDIN-A-4 | 0 | Seed Coat | not available | 204.1 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PROCYANIDIN-B-1 | 1 | Fruit Epidermis | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PROCYANIDIN-B-1 | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PROCYANIDIN-B-1 | 1 | Seed Coat | not available | 240.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Lithogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Litholytic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Lubricant | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Lymphagogue | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-A-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mast-Cell-Stabilizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memorigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memory-Enhancer | 1 | Science News, 138: 189, 1990. |
| Metal-Chelator (Copper) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metastatic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| Microvasculokinetic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MMP-9-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mosquitocide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Motor-Depressant | 1 | Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC |
| Mucolytic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Musculotropic | 3 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Mutagenic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mycobactericide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |