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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-CATECHIN | 30 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| (+)-CATECHIN | 30 | Fruit Epidermis | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| (+)-CATECHIN | 30 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| (+)-PINITOL | 0 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| (-)-EPICATECHIN | 38 | 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. |
| (-)-EPICATECHIN | 38 | Fruit Epidermis | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| (-)-EPICATECHIN | 38 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| (-)-EPICATECHIN | 38 | Seed Coat | 816.3 | 4000.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| (-)-QUERBRACHITOL | 0 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| (-)-QUINIC-ACID | 0 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 1,8-CINEOL | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | 66000.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 1-KESTOSE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Gruenwald, J. et al. 1998. PDR for Herbal Medicine. 1st ed. Medical Economics Co., Montvale, NJ. 1244 pp. (abbreviated as PHR or Physicians Herbal Reference in my mind) |
| 16-DESOXY-BARRINGTOGENOL | 0 | 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. |
| 2,3-DIMETHYL-HEPT-5-EN-1-AL | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 2-CARBOXYARABINITOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | 11.0 | -0.86 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 2-KESTOSE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Gruenwald, J. et al. 1998. PDR for Herbal Medicine. 1st ed. Medical Economics Co., Montvale, NJ. 1244 pp. (abbreviated as PHR or Physicians Herbal Reference in my mind) |
| 2-METHYL-BUTEN-1-AL | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTENOL | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 3',4',7-TRIMETHYL-ETHER | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| 3,5-DIHYDROXY-3',4'7-TRIMETHOXYFLAVONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Pigment | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Pituitary-Stimulant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Plasmodicide | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Poultice | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Preservative | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Previtamin-A | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Proliferant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prooxidant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Propecic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 2 | Hung, H.C., Lai, M.W., Wang, H.R., Chung, Y.L., Hsieh, L.M., Chen, C.C. 1993. Antiproliferative Effect of Esculetin on Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells: Possible Roles of Signal Transduction Pathways. Eur J Pharmacol, 237(1): 39-44. |
| Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor | 1 | Naim, M., Zehavi, U., Nagy, S., and Rouseff, R.L. Hydroxycinnamic Acids as Off-Flavor Precursors in Citrus Fruits and Their Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.14. |
| Protisticide | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Psychotropic | 1 | Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990. |
| PTK-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Purgative | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pyrogenic | 1 | Conradson, T. B. G., Dixon, C. M. S., Clarke, B., Barnes, P. J. 1987. Cardiovascular Effects of Infused Adenosine in Man: Potentiation by Dipyridamole. Acta Physiol Scand, 129(3): 387-391. |
| Quinone-Reductase-Inducer | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Radioprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Refrigerant | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Respirastimulant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |