Common Name: Horse Chestnut
Constituents: Saponins incl 13% aescine (sapogenin: aescigenin).
Comment: improves venous flow and integrity; reduces oedema.
Tincture: 1:5 @ 60-100% from fresh unscaled (but broken) conker.
Purposes: (See also Disease: Signs & Symptoms)
| ascites |
| enteritis |
| gastritis | Chronic. |
| haemorrhoids |
| prostatitis |
| thrombophlebitis |
| tracheitis |
| varicose veins | Venous stasis (ulcera cruris). |
Used In: (See Formulas)
Properties:
Astringent
Contraindication(s): Kidney disease. Potentiates anti-coagulants.
Clinical: 5 ml per 100 ml tincture.
Clinicals:
oedema
Constituents:
| Flavonoid | s. Aesculetin, the aglycone of aesculin, is a coumarin derivative. |
| Saponin, triterpenoid | s. |
| Tannin | Gallitannin. |
Materia Medica: (See Materia Medica.)
| Blood vessel tonics | CARDIO_VASCULAR SYSTEM |