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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APS-SULFOTRANSFERASE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Leaf | not available | 147.2 | -0.43 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Seed | not available | 24.0 | -0.32 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | 14000.0 | 30000.0 | -0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASTRAGALIN | 7 | 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. |
| BARRINGTOGENOL-C | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BARRINGTOGENOL-C-21-ANGELATE | 1 | Fruit | not available | 4.7 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BARRINGTOGENOL-D | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| BENZALDEHYDE | 24 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | 11000.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BENZYL-FORMATE | 1 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | 22000.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETA-AESCIN | 8 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-AMYRIN | 9 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-AMYRIN | 9 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | 13000.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | 122000.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BUTYL-ACETATE | 0 | Flower Essent. Oil | not available | 21000.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BUTYROSPERMOL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antidermatitic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiabetic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiarrheic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiuretic | 1 | 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. |
| Antidote (Aluminum) | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antidote (Cadmium) | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Camphor) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidote (Iodine) | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antidote (Lead) | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Morphine) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidote (Paraquat) | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidysenteric | 4 | HerbalGram No. 24, page 37. |
| Antidyskinetic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| AntiEBV | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antieclamptic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antieczemic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiedemic | 11 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antielastase | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiencaphalitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiencephalitic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |