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http://www.webm d.com/vitamins- … orse%20chestnut
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Horse chestnut is LIKELY SAFE for most people when a standardized seed extract product is taken by mouth for a short amount of time. Standardized products have been tested to contain exact amounts of a verified chemical. Look for products which have had the toxic substance esculin removed. Horse chestnut products can sometimes cause side effects such as dizziness, headache, stomach upset, and itching.
Horse Chestnut
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Side Effects and Cautions Do not use raw or unprocessed horse chestnut seeds, leaves, bark, or flowers. They contain esculin, which is poisonous.
When properly processed, horse chestnut seed extract contains little or no esculin and is considered generally safe when used for short periods of time. However, the extract can cause some side effects, including itching, nausea, or gastrointestinal upset.
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Horse Chestnut Health benefits, dosage, safety, side-effects, and more | Supplements - Examine
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GeneralThe meta-analysis on chronic venous insufficiency (2006 version)[42] noted that the most commonly reported side-effects associated with horse chestnut consumption were gastrointestinal complaints, dizziness, nausea, headache, and pruritis. Usually, these side-effects did not differ from placebo (aside from gastrointestinal compliants which sometimes were significant).[42]
Short term usage of horse chestnut extract is thought to be generally safe, although there may be more gastrointestinal side-effects assocaited with horse chestnut relative to placebo
Horse chestnut seed extract for chronic venous insufficiency - PubMed
I admit it is difficult to know if esculin has been removed from the extract.
Short term it should be ok, I used it for a couple of weeks and will not do more. Pycnogenol is safer which is why I switched from HC to Pycnogenol. It’s hard to know if it is safe for long periods of time, although people have taken for a while with no particular problems. I think most of these herbs/supplements can be a bit hard on the liver if taken for too long though, but I’m no expert.
Horse chestnut seems to have quite unique properties on the valves within the veins.
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