by C.M. Boger — General Analysis
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Aesculus hippocastanum appears in 10 of the 13 classic books on Similia. Each was written to do a different job — here is what each adds on this remedy, with the opening of its entry.
“Horse Chestnut (Sapindaccae.) For persons with haemorrhoidal tendencies, and who suffer with gastric, bilious or catarrhal troubles. Fullness in various parts , as from undue amount of blood; heart, lungs, stomach, brain, pelvis, skin. Venous congestion, especially portal and haemorrhoidal. Despondent, gloomy; very…”
“Æsculus Hippocastanum, L. Nat. order , Sapindaceæ. Common names , Horse Chestnut; (Germ.) Rosskastanie; (Fr.) Le marronnier d'Inde. Preparation , Trituration or tincture from the fresh fruit without the shell. Authorities. Great repugnance to the drug, 9. Inward cheerfulness and placidity of temper, 5. Feeling very…”
“Horse Chestnut The action of this drug is most marked on the lower bowel, producing engorged hæmorrhoidal veins, with characteristic backache, with absence of actual constipation. Much pain but little bleeding. Venous stasis general, varicose veins of purple color; everything is slowed down, digestion, heart, bowels…”
“Veins: Liver. Naso- pharynx. ABDOMEN (R). RECTUM. Mucus membranes: Naso-pharynx. Occiput. Sacro-iliac region. Morning, on waking. After stool. Lying. Stooping. Urinating. Walking. COOL: Open air. Bathing. Bleeding (piles). Kneeling. Continued exertion. Reflex rectal symptoms. Rectum : painful constriction; as of a…”
“Hippocastanum vulgaris. Horse-chestnut. (Northern India and North America.) N. O. Sapindaceæ. Tincture of ripe kernel; trituration of dry kernel. Tincture of fruit with capsule (according to Hering, this is the best). Anus, affections of / Back, affections of / Constipation / Cough / Hæmorrhoids / Headache / Hernia /…”
“Horse Chestnut. Sapindaceæ. Brought from the East, and extensively cultivated as an ornamental tree. Both fruit and capsule should be used. Proved by Helbig, in 1844 ; by Buchman, in 1859, and later by C. W. Boyce, Cooley, Duncan, Warren, H. M. Paine, W. H. Burt, C. H. Lee and J. C. Raymond, to which we add a very…”
“A peculiar kind of plethora is found running through this remedy, a vascular fullness which affects the extremities and the whole body, and there are symptoms showing that the brain is similarly affected. Modalities: The conditions of Aesculus are worse during sleep , hence symptoms are observed on waking. He wakes up…”
“Common name: horse chestnut. For persons with hæmorrhoidal tendencies, and who suffer with gastric, bilious or catarrhal troubles (A.). SENSATION OF FULLNESS IN VARIOUS PARTS, AS HEART, LUNGS, STOMACH, ANUS, BRAIN, PELVIS, ETC. Prolapsus ani with constipation (Bt.). Follicular pharyngitis: violent burning, raw…”
“Sense of fullness and pulsation in various organs and veins (especially plethoric), as if too full of blood. Constant dull backache across sacrum and hips; < walking or on stooping (piles, leucorrhœa, displacements, etc.).; Sense of fullness, and as of sticks in the rectum (hæmorrhoids). Mucous membranes of mouth…”
Kent's Repertory lists Aesculus hippocastanum in 1,111 rubrics. These are the ones where it carries the highest grade — the symptoms Kent treated as most characteristic. Most of them sit in EXTREMITIES (176), BACK (113), HEAD (94), RECTUM (84), STOMACH (65).
