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horse chestnut

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chestnut /chest·nut/ (chest´nut) a tree of the genus Castanea or a nut of various species; the wood and leaves of C. dentata (American chestnut) contain tannin and it has been used as an astringent and in pertussis.
horse chestnut  the tree Aesculus hippocastanum or a preparation of the medicinal parts of its seeds, having antiexudative, antiinflammatory, and immunomodulatory activity and used in the treatment of chronic venous insufficiency, in homeopathy and in folk medicine.

horse chestnut,
an herbal product taken from a tree or shrub found worldwide. Its bark, flowers, leaves, and seeds may be harvested.
uses It is used for fever, fluid retention, frostbite, hemorrhoids, inflammation, lower extremity swelling, phlebitis, varicose veins, and wounds. Horse chestnut seeds may have efficacy in the treatment of varicose veins and other forms of venous insufficiency. There is insufficient reliable information regarding efficacy of the bark, flower, or leaf products for other indications.
contraindications It is contraindicated during pregnancy and lactation and in children until more research has been completed.

horse chestnut,
n Latin names:
Aesculus hippocastanum, Aesculus california, Aesculus glabra; parts used: seeds (extract), bark; uses: varicose veins, chronic venous insufficiency, phlebitis, fever, hemorrhoids, edema, inflammation; precautions: whole seeds are toxic; patients on anticoagulant medications or who have kidney or liver dysfunction. Also called
aescin, buckeye, California buckeye, chestnut, escine, Ohio buckeye, or
Spanish chestnut.


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Then there are horse chestnuts (Aesculus hippocastanum), not of the same genus as "true" chestnuts, whose fruits are inedible unless processed to remove their large concentration of bitter tannins; water chestnuts (Trapa spp.
Spanish Chestnut's destiny may hinge on whether he is taught to ``manage his speed,'' as Biancone put it after the Florida-bred son of Horse Chestnut recorded his third victory in five starts and his first at the stakes level.
Douglas, it is possible to demonstrate just about anything through a "fantastic arrangement of words, by which a man can prove a horse chestnut to be a chestnut horse.
 
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