Horse Chestnut (Aesculus)

七叶树属qī yè shù shǔQiyeshushu

Aesculus · Plant

Aesculus
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Seeds toxic if ingested; topical preparations may cause skin irritation.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Horse Chestnut for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Joint PainHemorrhoids SyndromeInflammation SyndromeVaricose Veins Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Horse Chestnut does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntioxidantBenefit Circulation

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Aesculus and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.