Thursday, 11 January 2024

Plants We Used To Use 231. Horse chestnut

Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) seeds being rich in saponins, are excellent ingredients for homemade soap. Extracts of the bark and the 'conkers' are also said to strengthen and tone the circulatory system.

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