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Horse Chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum

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Common Names
Horse Chestnut , Buckeye
Botanical Name
Aesculus hippocastanum
Family
HIPPOCASTANACEAE
Horse Chestnut Medicinal Properties & Benefits
Common Uses: Bruises/Sprains * Cellulite Reduction * Diarrhea * Varicose veins *
Properties: Analgesic* Circulation* Febrifuge* Skin tonic* Astringent*
Parts Used: Bark, seed, leaf
Constituents:saponins (including aescine), flavonoids, coumarins, tannins


Horse chestnut creams
can help reduce cellulite

Horse chestnut is valued in in herbal medicine for its ability to tone and strength veins and capillaries. Traditionally the horse chestnut leaf and bark are used to make a tea to treat hemorrhoids and strengthen varicose veins. Horse chestnut can be combined with other herbs to treat chronic coughs with congestion. Look for creams containing horse chestnut as a defense against wrinkles.

Side Effects:
Mild stomach upset may occur with the very first dose. It usually goes away and does not recur. It is recommended to be administered by a qualified practitioner. Not recommended while pregnant. This herb should be avoided by anyone with liver or kidney disease.
How to Use: Horse Chestnut
Preparation Methods :Traditionally the leaves and bark are used as a tea; also used to make tinctures, creams, and infusions. The whole nut is preferable when it is to be used for external applications. The most effective form of the herb is an extract of its active constituent, aescin.

remedyRemedies using : Horse Chestnut Chestnut Bud Flower Remedy* Vein and Hemorrhoid Blend*


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referencesHorse Chestnut Medicinal Uses & Benefits
Horse Chestnut for :Varicose veins
Varicose veins A traditional treatment for strengthening and toning the veins, horse chestnut is anti-inflammatory and therefore decreases swelling.It is also astringent and tends to reduce bleeding. This herb can be used both internally and topically.

Linda B. White, M.D., The Herbal Drugstore (2003)

Horse Chestnut for :Vein Health, Fevers, rheumatism and neuralgia
Vein Health, Fevers, rheumatism and neuralgia The bark has tonic, narcotic and febrifuge properties and is used in intermittent fevers, given in an infusion of 1 OZ. to the pint, in tablespoonful doses, three or four times daily. As an external application to ulcers, this infusion has also been used with success. The fruits have been employed in the treatment of rheumatism and neuralgia, and also in rectal complaints and for haemorrhoids.

Maud Grieve, Modern Herbal Volume 2 (1931)

Horse chestnut bark for :Wrinkles and cellulite
Wrinkles and cellulite Horse chestnut is mainly used to tone the walls of veins, ease nighttime leg cramps, and stabilize fragile capillaries damaged by blunt trauma. It contains aescin, which helps reduce cellulite. Aescin also "firms up" varicose veins (including hemorrhoids) by increasing the tone of the muscle layers underlying them. Varicose veins are a risk factor for blood clots, especially during surgery. Japanese scientists tested sixty-five plant extracts and found seven that showed sufficient antioxidant activity to have potential activity against wrinkles. They singled out horse chestnut as one of the best.

Phyllis A. Balch, Prescription for Herbal Healing (2002)

Horse Chestnut for :Varicose veins
Varicose veins A traditional treatment for strengthening and toning the veins, horse chestnut is anti-inflammatory and therefore decreases swelling.It is also astringent and tends to reduce bleeding. This herb can be used both internally and topically.

Linda B. White, M.D., The Herbal Drugstore (2003)

Horse Chestnut for :Vein Health, Fevers, rheumatism and neuralgia
Vein Health, Fevers, rheumatism and neuralgia The bark has tonic, narcotic and febrifuge properties and is used in intermittent fevers, given in an infusion of 1 OZ. to the pint, in tablespoonful doses, three or four times daily. As an external application to ulcers, this infusion has also been used with success. The fruits have been employed in the treatment of rheumatism and neuralgia, and also in rectal complaints and for haemorrhoids.

Maud Grieve, Modern Herbal Volume 2 (1931)

Horse chestnut bark for :Wrinkles and cellulite
Wrinkles and cellulite Horse chestnut is mainly used to tone the walls of veins, ease nighttime leg cramps, and stabilize fragile capillaries damaged by blunt trauma. It contains aescin, which helps reduce cellulite. Aescin also "firms up" varicose veins (including hemorrhoids) by increasing the tone of the muscle layers underlying them. Varicose veins are a risk factor for blood clots, especially during surgery. Japanese scientists tested sixty-five plant extracts and found seven that showed sufficient antioxidant activity to have potential activity against wrinkles. They singled out horse chestnut as one of the best.

Phyllis A. Balch, Prescription for Herbal Healing (2002)

Plant Description


  • Flowers:Clusters of pink and white flowers
  • Plant Class:Tree, height up to 80 ft
  • Leaves: leaves in clusters of 5 to 7 leaflets
  • Fruit: Spiny green fruit, contains up to 3 shiny brown seeds. The plant is called "horse" chestnut because its seeds are edible for horses, but not humans.
  • Preferred Habitat:The tree is chiefly grown for ornamental purposes, in towns and private gardens and in parks, and along streets.
  • Flowering Season:
  • Distribution:Native to central Asia, naturalized in western Europe and the United States. The horse chestnut is not related to the edible chestnut, an entirely different plant.

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