Escin Specifications

Escin Description

Escin is an endothelium-protective drug that is extracted from Aesculus hippocastanum seeds.

Escin Benefits

1. Well-known benefits for venous insufficiency and related conditions
2. Have many potential positive pharmacological effects on the skin, can be effective anti-inflammatory and anti-aging
3. Can reduce capillary fragility, thus helping to prevent fluid leakage into surrounding tissues, thus preventing swelling
4. Horse chestnut extract has the highest "reactive oxygen" scavenging capacity. Such extracts are stronger antioxidants than vitamin E and also have a strong cytoprotective effect

Escin Application

• Pharmaceutical ingredients of eye drops and intravenous fluid

Reference:

1. Pittler, Max H.; Ernst, Edzard (2012-11-14). "Horse chestnut seed extract for chronic venous insufficiency". The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 11: CD003230.
2. Carrasco OF, Vidrio H (July 2007). "Endothelium protectant and contractile effects of the antivaricose principle escin in rat aorta". Vascul. Pharmacol. 47 (1): 68–73.
3. Berti F, Omini C, Longiave D (August 1977). "The mode of action of aescin and the release of prostaglandins". Prostaglandins. 14 (2): 241–249.