An herb with the unlikely name of horse chestnut may prove to hold some of the keys to managing chronic venous insufficiency (CVI). Approximately 10%-15% of men and 20%-25% of women are afflicted by ...

In recent years, scientists have begun to take traditional herbal remedies and local folklore a bit more seriously—especially in the wake of skyrocketing rates of microbial drug resistance. Many ...

Researchers have isolated a natural compound from horse chestnut seeds that stops the death of neurons in the brains of mice with Parkinson's disease. This compound could potentially be used to ...