Sapindaceae (Hippocastanaceae) Aesculus; common horse chestnut; conker tree Hippocastani semen Dried ripe seeds The main active constituents of horse chestnut are the acylated triterpene glycosides (saponins). This mixture is known as ‘aescin’ (escin), with α-escin, β-escin and cryptoaescin as the major glycosides. Other constituents include flavonoids (di- and triglycosides of quercetin and kaempferol), sterols, essential oil and a high proportion of starch (ESCOP 2003), as well as coumarins (aesculetin, fraxin and scopoli) and tannins among others (Pharmaceutical Press Editorial Team 2013).
Horse Chestnut
Aesculus hippocastanum L.
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