JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY, cilt.129, sa.1, ss.18-22, 2010 (SCI-Expanded)
Aim of the study: Seeds of Aesculus hippocastanum L have long been used in European phytotherapy to treat inflammatory and vascular problems. In Turkish folk medicine, tea prepared from the crushed seeds was used to pass kidney stone and against stomach ache, while a fraction of seed was swallowed to alleviate hemorroids symptoms.