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Medical Activities of Aesculus hippocastaneum (Horse-Chestnut) Saponins

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The general health condition of the Hungarian population can be regarded as not satisfactory. Life expectancy is very short, and there is observed a declining tendency, mainly for the male population. Recently Hungary had first place in the frequency and mortality from ischemic heart diseases among European countries, and this situation has not changed since that time. Mainly the male population between 35–44 year is liable to die from cardiovascular diseases.

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  1. National Institute of Food Hygiene, H-1097, Gyáli út 3/a, Budapest, Hungary

    Ernő Dworschák, Magda Antal, Lajos Bíró, Andrea Regöly-Mérei, Katalin Nagy, Judit Szépvölgyi, Ödön Gaál & György Bíró

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    George R. Waller

  2. Institute of Pharmaceutical Science School of Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734, Japan

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Dworschák, E. et al. (1996). Medical Activities of Aesculus hippocastaneum (Horse-Chestnut) Saponins. In: Waller, G.R., Yamasaki, K. (eds) Saponins Used in Traditional and Modern Medicine. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 404. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1367-8_37

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