Guest guest Posted May 27, 2006 Report Share Posted May 27, 2006 New to group. I am looking for information about Horse chestnut. I understand that when it is used as a cream it can relieve leg cramps & tension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2006 Report Share Posted May 27, 2006 Where do you get it? my husband gets Charlie horses a lot. and my FMS kills at times. Stuck - Carma herbal remedies Saturday, May 27, 2006 12:42 PM [lists] Herbal Remedies - Horse Chestnut New to group. I am looking for information about Horse chestnut. I understand that when it is used as a cream it can relieve leg cramps & tension. avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0621-4, 05/26/2006Tested on: 5/27/2006 3:29:09 PMavast! - copyright © 2000-2006 ALWIL Software. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2006 Report Share Posted May 27, 2006 Here is a little info I have on Horse Chestnut maybe it'll help. Love an light, Horse Chestnut: Horse chestnut trees originated in northern India, the Caucasus, and northern Greece but have long been grown throughout Europe. Relatives in the same genus grow in the United States as California buckeye (A. Californica) and Ohio buckeye (A. Glabra). The seeds of these plants are toxic, however. Horse chestnut bark and leaves, as well as a standardized extract of the seed, are used in Europe. Horse chestnut contains several triterpene glycosides, with aescin predominating in the seeds. Coumarin glycosides aesculin, fraxin, and scopolin and their corresponding aglycones, aesculetin, fraxetin, and scopoletin, are also found, along with flavonoids such as quercetrin. Allantoin, leucocyanidins, tannins, and the plant sterols sitosterol, stigmasterol, and campesterol have also been identified. The commercial horse chestnut extract utilized in Germany is standardized to contain from 16 to 21 percent triterpene glycosides (calculated as aescin). In folk medicine, horse chestnut teas were used to treat diarrhea and hemorrhoids. Traditional uses for the tea also included arthritis and rheumatic pain and coughs. It was applied to the skin to treat some sores and rashes. But although a component of the bark (aesculin) is used in sunscreens in Europe, this phytomedicine is rarely used for topical application now. Standardized horse chestnut extract is considered a valuable aid in treating varicose veins. It inhibits the enzyme hyaluronidase and makes veins less permeable and less fragile. Horse chestnut can improve the tone of veins and increase the flow of blood through them. Scientific studies (randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled) have shown that horse chestnut can reduce edema. A clinical study compared horse chestnut extract to compression stockings and placebo for varicose veins. Both the herbal medicine and the stockings significantly reduced edema of the lower legs compared to placebo. Feelings of tiredness and heaviness, pain, and swelling in the legs were alleviated by the extract, in comparison to placebo. Horse chestnut extract also is reported to have anti-inflammatory activity. Horse chestnut extract (delayed release) is given at a dose of 250 to 312.5 mg twice daily, providing 90 to 150 mg aescin. After improvement, the dose is reduced to 35 to 70 mg aescin daily. Use for up to twelve weeks has been studied. Special Precautions: Horse chestnut therapy should be supervised by a knowledgeable health professional due to possible toxicity. People with bleeding disorders should avoid horse chestnut. The coumarin glycoside aesculin can exert an anticlotting action. Uses Cultivation for its spectacular spring flowers is successful in a range of climatic conditions provided summers are not too hot, with trees being grown as far north as Edmonton, Alberta; the Faroe Islands, and Tromsø, Norway. In more southern areas, growth is best in cooler mountain climates. In Britain, the nuts are used for the popular children's game Conkers. During the two world wars, horse-chestnuts were used as a source of starch which in turn could be used via the Clostridium acetobutylicum fermentation method devised by Chaim Weizmann to produce acetone. This acetone was then used as a solvent which aided in the process of ballistite extrusion into cordite, which was then used in military armaments. The nuts are poisonous, containing the alkaloid saponin, but some mammals, notably deer, are able to break down the toxins and eat them safely. They are reputed to be good for horses with wind, but this is unproved and feeding them to horses is not advisable. The saponin aescin, however, has been used for health purposes (such as varicose veins, edema, sprains) and is available in food supplements. In the past, Horse-chestnut seeds were used in France and Switzerland to whitening hemp, flax, silk and wool. They contain a soapy juice, fit for washing of linens and stuffs, for milling of caps and stockings, etc., and for fulling of cloth. For this, 20 horse-chestnut seeds were sufficient for six litres of water. They were peeled, then rasped or dried, and ground in a malt or other mill. The water must be soft, either rain or river water, for hard well water will not do. The nuts are then steeped in cold water, which soon becomes frothy, as with soap, and then turns white as milk. It must be stirred well at first, and then, after standing to settle, strained or poured off clear. Linen washed in this liquid, and afterwards rinsed in clear running water, takes on an agreeable light sky-blue colour. It takes spots out of both linen and woollen, and never damages or injures the cloth. Conkers have been threatened by the leaf-mining moth Cameraria ohridella, whose larvae feed on horse chestnut leaves. The moth had been in Europe since 1985 but took 17 years to reach Britain. Aesculus hippocastanum is used in Bach flower remedies. When the buds are used it is referred to as Chestnut Bud and when the flowers are used it is referred to as White Chestnut. ---- Carma 05/27/06 12:12:08 herbal remedies Herbal Remedies - Horse Chestnut New to group. I am looking for information about Horse chestnut. I understand that when it is used as a cream it can relieve leg cramps & tension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest guest Posted May 29, 2006 Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 Hold down your left mouse button, drag your mouse over a word or words - which highlights the words, release the left button, put your mouse over the highlighted words & click right button. This will open a window where one option is to do a web search. Click on web search. This will open a web search engine in a new window. Radiating UNCONDITIONAL LOVE & Truth To ALL who share our circle †" our universe, our love, our trust. May I always be found worthy. Gratitude & Thankfulness to All of Us a SoaringHawk Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time. Then your time on earth will be filled with joy & glory. Thank you for YOU! herbal remedies , " Stuck " <Sstuck wrote: > > Where do you get it? my husband gets Charlie horses a lot. and my FMS kills at times. > Stuck > - > Carma > herbal remedies > Saturday, May 27, 2006 12:42 PM > [lists] Herbal Remedies - Horse Chestnut > > > New to group. I am looking for information about Horse chestnut. I > understand that when it is used as a cream it can relieve leg cramps & > tension. > > Federal Law requires that we warn you of the following: > 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. > 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural remedy. > 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and to > prescribe for your own health. > We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as > they behave themselves. > Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person > following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. > It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products from list members, you are agreeing to > be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and members free of any liability. > > Dr. Ian Shillington > Doctor of Naturopathy > Dr.IanShillington > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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