Horse Chestnut

    Researchedby:
    Kamal Patel
    Last Updated: September 28, 2022

    Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) is a plant extract with a group of molecules known as aescins, which are beneficial to circulatory health. Supplementation of horse chestnut appears to be beneficial for varicose veins and veinous insufficiency.

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    Horse Chestnut is most often used for .

    369 participants in 3 trials and 1 meta-analysis

    What are other names for Horse Chestnut

    Note that Horse Chestnut is also known as:
    • Aesculus hippocastanum
    • Conker tree
    • Rosskastanie
    • venostasin

    Dosage information

    Horse chestnut tends to be taken in the 400-600mg range, although it seems that the overall dose is less important than the standardization for aescin which should ultimately reach 100-150mg daily.

    Supplementation tends to be divided into two daily doses divided by 12 hours (so, a morning and evening dose at 8am and 8pm as an example), which is due to the active components (aescins) requiring about 12 hours to reach baseline concentrations.

    Examine Database: Horse Chestnut

    Examine Database References

    1. Leg Edema - Diehm C, Trampisch HJ, Lange S, Schmidt CComparison of leg compression stocking and oral horse-chestnut seed extract therapy in patients with chronic venous insufficiencyLancet.(1996 Feb 3)
    2. Leg Edema - Rainer KochComparative study of Venostasin and Pycnogenol in chronic venous insufficiencyPhytother Res.(2002 Mar)
    3. Leg Edema - Pittler MH, Ernst EHorse chestnut seed extract for chronic venous insufficiencyCochrane Database Syst Rev.(2006 Jan 25)
    4. Hemorrhoids Symptoms - Pirard J, Gillet P, Guffens JM, Defrance PDouble blind study of reparil in proctologyRev Med Liege.(1976 May 15)