Horse Chestnut

A restorative to the veins and capillaries, reducing their fragility and permeability and helping them to perform their job of moving blood more efficiently. These effects are most pronounced in the intestines, uterus, and prostate.

This balancing action can also be applied to conditions such as varicose veins, edema of the legs, nighttime cramps, especially in the legs, headache and skin reactions due to liver stagnation, and menstrual imbalances.

Like Butcher’s Broom, it is also used as a post-operative tonic, but its action is less thinning to the blood, acting more to reduce soft tissue swelling and increase fluid transport.