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Felter's Materia Medica on Hippocastanum (aesculus Hippocastanum)
HIPPOCASTANUM (Aesculus Hippocastanum)AEHI
The bark and fruit of Aesculus Hippocastanum, Linné (Nat. Ord. Sapindaceae). Asia and Europe; planted in United States. Dose (bark), 1 to 60 grains; (rind of nut) 1 to 10 grains. Common Name: Horse Chestnut. Principal Constituents.Aesculin, the glucoside giving fluorescence to watery and alkaline solutions, argynaescin, and a sternutatory, saponin (aphrodaescin). Preparation.Specific Medicine Horse Chestnut. Dose, 1/10 to 10 drops. Specific Indications.Vascular engorgement, with dull, ach...1
The bark and fruit of Aesculus Hippocastanum, Linné (Nat. Ord. Sapindaceae). Asia and Europe; planted in United States. Dose (bark), 1 to 60 grains; (rind of nut) 1 to 10 grains. Common Name: Horse Chestnut. Principal Constituents.Aesculin, the glucoside giving fluorescence to watery and alkaline solutions, argynaescin, and a sternutatory, saponin (aphrodaescin). Preparation.Specific Medicine Horse Chestnut. Dose, 1/10 to 10 drops. Specific Indications.Vascular engorgement, with dull, ach...1
References
1) Felter, Harvey Wickes, 1922, The Eclectic Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Cincinnati, Ohio.