Horse Chestnut
Description
Horse Chestnut is a tree native to the Balkan Peninsula and also found throughout the northern hemisphere.
Folk medicine has used horse chestnut seeds, leaves, bark, and flowers to help relieve an variety of health issues for centuries.
Botanical Name
Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse Chestnut is from the Hippocastanaceae (Horse Chestnut) family.
Part Used
Seed (extract of)
Health Benefits of Horse Chestnut
Most of the health benefits of Horse Chestnut (seed extract) occur as a result of its Escin content.
Cardiovascular System
Horse Chestnut may increase the strength of the Capillaries. [1]
Horse Chestnut may alleviate Microangiopermeability (excessive permeability “leakiness” of the Capillaries). [2]
Horse Chestnut may improve the tone of Veins: [3]
The Escin content of Horse Chestnut may help to seal the Endothelium of Veins, thereby inhibiting fluid loss from Veins.
The Escin content of Horse Chestnut may prevent alterations in the Endothelium of Veins by inhibiting the ability of Neutrophils to adhere to Endothelial Cells that have been activated by Blood stasis in the lower limbs. (Neutrophils that attach to Endothelial Cells release Free Radicals and Leukotrienes that can damage the Endothelium.) [4]
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