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Aesculus hippocastanum · paprastasis kaštonas

EN · horse-chestnut, buckeye, conker tree DE · Gewöhnliche Rosskastanie, Gemeine Rosskastanie, Weiße Rosskastanie LT · paprastasis kaštonas LV · parastā zirgkastaņa, zirgkastanis PL · kasztanowiec pospolity, kasztanowiec zwyczajny, kasztanowiec biały

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesculus_hippocastanum Native to the Balkans Slightly poisonous. Contains escin - a mixture of saponins (main component is β-Aescin) with anti-inflammatory, vasoconstrictor and vasoprotective effects. Primary indication is chronic venous insufficiency.