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  • Value for planting: On account of its showy flowers, the horsechestnut is a favorite for the park and lawn.

    Studies of Trees Jacob Joshua Levison

  • I understand that the property developer promised to incorporate the old (and I mean OLD) horsechestnut tree into the new building?

    See for yourself (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

  • FORMULA NUMBER 53: Horsechestnut Vein Strength: horsechestnut seed extract, witch hazel, butcher's broom, bitter orange, dong quai, ginkgo extract; use internally for hemorrhoids, bruises and varicose veins.

    THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE JOHN LUST 2003

  • It is also very safe and effective when applied topically in the form of a horsechestnut cream.

    THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE JOHN LUST 2003

  • One of the most popular herbs in Europe is horsechestnut Aesculus hippocastanum.

    THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE JOHN LUST 2003

  • Formula number 20 Horsechestnut Cream combines horsechestnut with butcher's broom, witch hazel bark extract, white oak bark extract, myrrh gum, and rosemary extract to form a cream effective for all varicosities, including varicose veins and hemorrhoids.

    THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE JOHN LUST 2003

  • It contains both butcher's broom and horsechestnut along with various highly potent herbs from the Chinese herbal tradition, such as tienchi ginseng and salvia root, that help circulation and the veins.

    THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE JOHN LUST 2003

  • We can teach him to recognize a few of the common trees by their general characters -- an American elm by its fan-shaped form, a gray birch by its white bark, a white pine by the five needles to each cluster, a horsechestnut by its opposite branching and big sticky bud and a willow by its drooping habit.

    Studies of Trees Jacob Joshua Levison

  • If it is not a horsechestnut nor an ash and its small buds have many scales covering them, the specimen with branches and buds opposite must then be a _maple_.

    Studies of Trees Jacob Joshua Levison

  • The _buckeye_ is similar to the horsechestnut, but its bud is not sticky and is of a lighter gray color, while the leaf generally has only five leaflets.

    Studies of Trees Jacob Joshua Levison

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