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.

HorseChestnut has long demonstrated impressive clinical results in therelief of symptoms associated with capillary fragility and poor venoustone. Escin, the most active constituent of Aesculus hippocastanum isresponsible for such activity; it tones up the walls of the veins andimproves the flow of blood back to the heart. It also relieves swellingby stopping excessive leakage through the walls of the capillaries.

HorseChestnut has the ability to decrease capillary permeability by reducingthe number and size of the small pores of the capillary walls. Thisreduction in capillary fragility and oedema appears to be partly due toits normalising action on the metabolism of connective tissue.

Investigatorshave also demonstrated escin has venotonic activity ‐ the potential toincrease venous tone by increasing the contractile action of the elasticfibres within the blood vessel wall (it is the relaxation of the bloodvessel wall which greatly contributes to the development of varicoseveins and other venous disorders).