Horse chestnut extract: standardised to 20% aescin

In 2008, Aesculus hippocastanum, commonly known as horse-chestnut or conker tree, has been voted medicinal plant of the year by the Institute for the History of Medicine at the University of Würzburg, Germany.
The tree is native to the Balkans and widespread in Central Europe.

Ingredients of the horse chestnut

From a health perspective, the most important ingredient of the horse chestnut is the saponin aescin (also: “Aesculus saponin“ or „aesculin“).
The seeds of the horse chestnut contain numerous valuable ingredients such as triterpene saponins, flavonoids, tannins, the vitamins B and C, minerals and essential oil. Further substances contained are starch, sugar, proteins and flavones.

Application of horse chestnut

Extracts of horse chestnut seeds are used for the general protection of the blood vessels. The vital substance aescin ensures that, among other things, less fluid passes through the vascular walls into the tissue.

Benefits of the horse chestnut extract capsules by Fairvital

• for unpleasant looking arteries
• for tired legs
• good for the blood circulation
• keeps the blood vessels flexible
• for the maintenance of strong vascular walls
• horse chestnut extract standardised to 20% aescin
• vegan
• without magnesium stearate and silicon dioxide