Mark Tierno's Medicinal Herbs Database |
Horse Chestnut |
Botanical Name |
Aesculus hippocastanum |
System Affected |
Rectum, increased blood flow, hemorrhoids |
Properties |
rectum, hemorrhoids (internally or externally) increase blood flow through body (especially legs) varicose veins, wrinkles (may be applied externally) |
Description |
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Notes |
inedible; use standardized extracts |
Toxicity |
internally may cause some constipation |
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