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MeSH Heading: Aesculus
Tree Number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.885.278.500
Unique ID: D031319
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D031319
Scope Note: A plant genus of the family HIPPOCASTANACEAE (or SAPINDACEAE by some) that contains antimicrobial protein 1 and escin. A. hippocastanum is used in folk medicine for treating chronic venous insufficiency.
Entry Term(s): Aesculus hippocastanum; Buckeyes; Common Horse Chestnut; Horse Chestnuts; Red Chestnut
Registry Numbers: txid43363; txid43364
Related Numbers: txid43364
Public MeSH Note: 2003
History Note: 2003
Date Established: 2003/01/01
Date of Entry: 2002/07/02
Revision Date: 2022/07/14

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

toxicity (TO)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Aesculus MeSH Descriptor Data 2025