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Horse
Chestnut extract,
Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) is a large, round-shaped tree growing to about 25-30 metres in height.
Horse chestnut is also known as Rosskastanien, Buckeye, Chestnut, Escine, Hippocastani Cortex,
Hippocastani Flos, Hippocastini folium, Hippocastani Semen, Marron Europeen, Marron dInde, or Spanish chestnut.
Aescin or escin is a mixture of saponins with anti-inflammatory, vasoconstrictor and
vasoprotective effects found in Aesculus hippocastanum (the horse chestnut).
Aescin is the main active compound in horse chestnut, and is responsible for most of its medicinal propertie
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