title: Steroidal constituents and anti-inflammatory activity of the horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum L.) bark.
abstract: The content and the composition of sterols in the bark of the horse chestnut, Aesculus hippocastanum L., have been examined. Stigmasterol and alpha-spinasterol were, with the beta-sitosterol, the most abundant sterols. The petrol extract from bark shows anti-inflammatory activity.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Senatore
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mścisz
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mrugasiewicz
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gorecki
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004487:Edema / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000032:analysis / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013261:Sterols / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts; D013261:Sterols