Blooms Horse Chestnut promotes healthy circulation of the feet and legs. It
can assist the functioning of small blood vessels improving tone and diminishing
the appearance of varicose veins and spider veins. It also relieves other leg
symptoms associated with poor circulation including swelling of legs and feet,
leg pain, feelings of heaviness, cramping, muscle spasms and itchiness.
Traditionally used in Europe to help relieve arthritis and rheumatism.
CIRCULATION • SPIDER VEINS • VARICOSE VEINS • SWELLING • MUSCLE SPASMS
About Product
Horse Chestnut has long demonstrated impressive clinical results in the
relief of symptoms associated with capillary fragility and poor venous tone.
Escin, the most active constituent of Aesculus hippocastanum is responsible for
such activity; it tones up the walls of the veins and improves the flow of blood
back to the heart. It also relieves swelling by stopping excessive leakage
through the walls of the capillaries.
Horse Chestnut has the ability to
decrease capillary permeability by reducing the number and size of the small
pores of the capillary walls. This reduction in capillary fragility and oedema
appears to be partly due to its normalising action on the metabolism of
connective tissue.
Investigators have also demonstrated that escin has
venotonic activity – the potential to increase venous tone by increasing the
contractile action of the elastic fibres within the blood vessel wall (it is the
relaxation of the blood vessel wall which greatly contributes to the development
of varicose veins and other venous disorders).
Ingredients
Each capsule contains:
Aesculus hippocastanum (Horse Chestnut) extract.
equivalent to dry seed. 1.5 g (1500 mg)
Standardised to Escin
50mg
No added gluten, yeast, milk derivatives, salt, lactose, artificial
colour, flavour or preservatives.
Instructions
Directions for Use
Adults: Take two capsules daily.
Cautions &
Interactions
Although toxicity is rare, overdose of horse chestnut may lead
to the symptoms of enlarged pupils, drowsiness and flushing of the skin.
Possible theoretical interaction with blood thinning medicines and aspirin.
Avoid using together.