Horse chestnut

Aesculus hippocastanum

• Family
  Hippocastanaceae (Horse chestnut plants)
   
  
• Synonyms
  German: Roßkastanie, Bitterkastanie, Drusenkesten, Gichtbaum, Kastanie, Kestenbaum, Säukestene
   
  
• Occurrence
  Balkan States, Caucasus, Himalaya, Europe
   
  
• Medicinal drug
  Seed
   
  
• Effect
  Anti-inflammatory, venotonic, mobilizes edemas
   
  
• Application
  Venous diseases, as bath intermixture