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Aesculus a genus of the family Hippocastanaceae of shrubs and trees. Called also horsechestnut, buckeye. Contains a toxic hydroxycoumarin glycoside esculin in seed pods and shoots; causes depression, tremor, incoordination, paralysis. Includes A. californica (California buckeye), A. glabra (Ohio buckeye), A. hippocastanum (horsechestnut), A. pavia (red buckeye), A. octandra (sweet buckeye). |
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Illustrations of Aesculus Hippocastanum and Pinus Laricio; 18th
century prints from the collection of David Lubin in the Lubin Memorial
Library at FAO. Homeopathic remedies include Nux
vomica, Belladonna, Muriatic acid, Aloe, Pulsatilla, Aesculus, and
Hamamelis. PALM
Pseudophoenix 26 25 8 53
sargentii, 1997
BUCIDA
Bucida buceras, 139 50 48 201
1997[DELTA]
BUCKEYE
Bottlebrush, Aesculus 34 14 20 53
parviflora, 1993
California, Aesculus 166 47 59 228
californica, 2001
Ohio, Aesculus glabra 140 77 64 233
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