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Horse Chestnut Seed.(Drug overview)

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What is it? Horse Chestnut Seed is an herbal medicine used to treat varicose veins (blue veins usually seen in the legs) and hemorrhoids.

Other names for Horse Chestnut include: Aesculus hippocastanum, Aescin Extract, and Escin.

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