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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antibronchoconstrictor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticalculic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Breast) | 1 | Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103. |
| Anticancer (Cervix) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Liver) | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Anticancer (Lung) | 2 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Anticancer (Pancreas) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer (Skin) | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Anticapillarihemorrhagic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticapillary-Fragility | 16 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Anticarcinomic (Breast) | 1 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| Anticariogenic | 3 | Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105. |
| Anticataract | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Anticellulitic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticephalagic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticervicaldysplasic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticervicobrachialgic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCFS | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticholinergic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |