Handbook of Medicinal Herbs

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HORSE CHESTNUT (Aesculus hippocastanum L.) ++

Synonym: A. hippocastanum f. memmingeri (K. Koch) Schelle.


Activities (Horse Chestnut) — ACTH-genic (1; PNC); Analgesic (1; CAN; CRC); Anticapillary
Fragility (1; SHT); Antiedemic (2; APA; MAB; SHT); Antiexudative (1; CAN; MAB; PHR);
Antihyaluronidase (1; MAB); Antiinflammatory (2; APA; MAB; PNC; SHT); Antiirritant (1; MAB);
Antitumor (1; PNC); Antiviral (1; CAN); Antiwrinkle (1; FNF); Astringent (1; FAD); Circulotonic
(1; MAB); Corticogenic (1; PNC); Cytotoxic (1; MAB); Hypertensive (1; CAN); Hypotensive (1;
CAN); Narcotic (f; CRC); Natriuretic (1; FNF); Piscicide (1; CRC); Sternutator (f; CRC); Tonic
(f; CRC; FAD); Vasoconstrictor (f; CRC); Venotonic (1; MAB); Vulnerary (f; CRC).


Indications (Horse Chestnut) — Acne (1; MAB); Arthrosis (1; FAD; PHR); Asthma (f; MAB);
Backache (f; APA; CRC; PHR); Bruise (1; MAB; PHR); Cancer (1; JLH; PNC); Capillary Fragility
(1; SHT); Cellulite (1; HFH/JA/’99); Cold (f; APA); Congestion (f; MAB); Cough (f; PHR); Cramp
(1; FAD; PIP); Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (1; MAB); CVI (2; KOM; PHR; PIP); Diarrhea (f; FAD);
Discitis (1; MAB); Dysentery (f; FAD); Dysmenorrhea (1; MAB; PHR); Dyspepsia (f; MAB);
Eczema (f; PHR); Edema (1; FAD; MAB; SKY); Enterosis (f; FAD); Fever (f; APA; FAD); Flu
(1; CAN; PNC); Gastroenterosis (f; FAD); Gastrosis (f; FAD); Headache (1; MAB); Hematoma
(1; MAB); Hemorrhoid (2; APA; FAD; SKY); Hepatosis (f; MAB); High Blood Pressure (1; CAN);
Induration (f; JLH); Inflammation (2; APA; MAB; PNC; SHT); Itch (1; KOM; PHR; PIP); Low
Blood Pressure (1; CAN); Lupus (f; FAD); Malaria (1; CRC; FAD); Mastosis (f; CRC); Neuralgia
(f; APA; CRC; MAB); Pain (1; CAN; CRC; PHR); Palsy (1; MAB); Pertussis (f; APA; CRC);
Phlebitis (f; APA; CAN; PHR); Proctosis (1; CRC; MAB); Prostatosis (1; CAN; FAD); Rheumatism
(1; APA; FAD; MAB); Sore (1; FAD); Sprain (f; PHR; SKY); Sunburn (2; APA; MAB); Swelling
(2; APA; KOM; MAB; SHT); Systremma (2; KOM; PHR); Thrombophlebitis (f; PHR); Thrombosis
(1; FAD; MAB); Tumor (1; PNC); Ulcer (f; CRC); Varicosis (2; MAB; PHR; SHT); Vertigo (1;
MAB); Virus (1; CAN); Wound (1; MAB); Wrinkle (1; AIL; FNF).

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