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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 30000.0 | 50000.0 | -1.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FLAVAZIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| FLAVONES | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| FRAXETIN | 12 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FRAXIN | 10 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FRAXIN | 10 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| FRAXIN | 10 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| FRAXIN | 10 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| FRIEDELIN | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALACTOSE | 1 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| GALACTOSE | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| GERANIOL | 35 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | 4000.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCURONIC-ACID | 4 | 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. |
| GUANINE | 1 | 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. |
| GUANINE | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HIPPOAESCULIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| HIPPOCAESCULIN | 1 | Fruit | not available | 3.1 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| HIPPOCASTANINE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Myocardiotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myoprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myorelaxant | 6 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Narcotic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Natriuretic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nematicide | 6 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| NEP-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nephrotoxic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neuroprotective | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NF-kB-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Genic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Synthase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Odontolytic | 1 | Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. |
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Osteolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Oviposition-Stimulant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ovulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Oxidant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |