Svensk definition
Ett saponin som finns i hästkastanjens frö. Det hämmar ödembildning och minskar kärlskörhet.
Escin
Escin
Engelsk definition
Pentacyclic triterpene saponins, biosynthesized from protoaescigenin and barringtogenol, occurring in the seeds of AESCULUS. It inhibits edema formation and decreases vascular fragility.
Svenska synonymer
Inga svenska synonymer finns.
Engelska synonymer
Aescin — Escina — Eskuzan — Reparil — Feparil — Fepalitan — Flebostasin — Opino — opino-biomo — opino biomo — opinobiomo — Aescusan — beta-Escin — beta Escin — beta-Aescin — beta Aescin