Plant Details

Accepted name:: Castanea sativa Mill. [Fagaceae]
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Source:: World Checklist of Vascular Plants

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
american chestnut	Other	Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
castagno	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
castanea sativa whole	Other	Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024)
castanea sativa, flos	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
castanea vesca	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
castaneae folium	Pharmaceutical	E-Kommission: Unapproved Status (1984-1994) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
castanheiro-comum	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
castano	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
castaño	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
castaño común	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
chestnut	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)
chestnut leaves	Other	Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
châtaignier	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
châtaignier commun	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
common chestnut	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
congo stick	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
edel-kastanie	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
edelkastanie	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
esskastanie	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
eurasian chestnut	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
european chestnut	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
eßkastanie	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
hsin li	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
kaskottai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kastanienblätter	Other	E-Kommission: Unapproved Status (1984-1994)
kastaniá	Other	Med. Pl. Use: Monasteries on Cyprus (Lardos & Heinrich, 2013)
kestane agaci	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
khan pangar	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khan-pangar	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
li	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
mao li	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
marone	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
meetha-pangar	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mitha khanor	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pan li	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
pangar	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
poo	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
regoldo	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
shan li	Other	Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
singhaaraa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
spanish chesnut	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
spanish chestnut	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
sweet chesnut	Other	Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020)
sweet chestnut	Other	Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
sweet or spanish chestnut	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
äkta kastanj	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
καστανιά	Other	Modern Pl. Use in Monasteries on Cyprus, 2006-2012 (Lardos, 2016)
‫كستناء‬	Other	National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
seed		Med. Pl. Use: Monasteries on Cyprus (Lardos & Heinrich, 2013)
seeds		Modern Pl. Use in Monasteries on Cyprus, 2006-2012 (Lardos, 2016)
leaves, nuts, heartwood, bark		Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
leaf, bark		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
flower		U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 68 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Castanea vulgaris Lam. Encycl. 1: 708 (1785), nom. superfl.
Castanea castanea (L.) H.Karst. Deut. Fl.: 495 (1881), not validly publ.
Castanea fastigiata Briot Rev. Hort. (Paris) 37: 469 (1866).
Castanea prolifera (K.Koch) Hickel Bull. Soc. Dendrol. France 1924: 21 (1924).
Castanea sativa var. asplenifolia Lodd. ex Loudon Arbor. Frutic. Brit. 3: 1984 (1838).
Castanea sativa f. asplenifolia (Lodd. ex Loudon) Rehder Bibliogr. Cult. Trees: 116 (1949).
Castanea sativa f. aureovariegata Beissn. Handb. Laubh.-Ben.: 63 (1903).
Castanea sativa f. discolor Vuk. Rad Jugoslav. Akad. Znan.: 51 (1880).
Castanea sativa var. fastigiata (Briot) A.Camus Chataigniers: 48 (1929).
Castanea sativa f. fastigiata (Briot) Rehder Bibliogr. Cult. Trees: 116 (1949).
Castanea sativa var. hamulata A.Camus Chataigniers, Atlas: 73 (1929).
Castanea sativa var. microcarpa Lavialle Congres Arbre Eau, Limoges: 99 (1910).
Castanea sativa var. prolifera (K.Koch) A.Camus Chataigniers: 47 (1929).
Castanea sativa f. prolifera K.Koch Dendrologie 2(2): 21 (1873).
Castanea sativa f. purpurea (A.Henry) Rehder Bibliogr. Cult. Trees: 116 (1949).
Castanea sativa var. purpurea A.Henry in H.J.Elwes & A.Henry, Trees Great Britain 4: 852 (1909).
Castanea sativa pyramidalis Mottet Arbres Arbust. Ornem. Pleine Terre: 451 (1925).
Castanea sativa f. pyramidalis (Mottet) Rehder Bibliogr. Cult. Trees: 116 (1949).
Castanea sativa var. pyramidalis (Mottet) Bean Trees & Shrubs Brit. Isles 1: 309 (1914).
Castanea sativa var. spicata Husn. Rev. Bot. Appl. Agric. Colon. 4: 49 (1924).
Castanea sativa var. typica Seemen Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 29: 287 (1900), not validly publ.
Castanea sativa f. variegata Rehder Bibliogr. Cult. Trees: 653 (1949).
Castanea vesca Gaertn. Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 181 (1788), nom. superfl.
Castanea vesca var. affinis Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 318 (1826).
Castanea vesca var. albida Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 313 (1826).
Castanea vesca var. argentata Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 305 (1826).
Castanea vesca var. aurata Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 315 (1826).
Castanea vesca var. aureovirgata T.Moore & Mast. Gard. Chron., n.s., 1: 794 (1874).
Castanea vesca var. christ Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 309 (1826).
Castanea vesca var. computensis Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 304 (1826).
Castanea vesca var. corticata Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 317 (1826).
Castanea vesca var. delserei Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 311 (1826).
Castanea vesca var. domestica Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 303 (1826).
Castanea vesca var. dubia Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 305 (1826).
Castanea vesca var. echinata Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 314 (1826).
Castanea vesca var. elongata Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 312 (1826).
Castanea vesca var. fauraut Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 319 (1826).
Castanea vesca var. fructifera Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 317 (1826).
Castanea vesca var. garelia Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 307 (1826).
Castanea vesca var. hyacintha Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 309 (1826).
Castanea vesca var. laciniata Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 312 (1826).
Castanea vesca var. latissima Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 310 (1826).
Castanea vesca var. lineata Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 316 (1826).
Castanea vesca var. lutea Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 314 (1826).
Castanea vesca var. marrona Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 317 (1826).
Castanea vesca var. maxima Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 319 (1826).
Castanea vesca var. media Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 304 (1826).
Castanea vesca var. nigra Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 307 (1826).
Castanea vesca var. oblonga Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 303 (1826).
Castanea vesca var. parvifolia Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 312 (1826).
Castanea vesca var. pilosa Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 308 (1826).
Castanea vesca var. praecox Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 310 (1826).
Castanea vesca var. rubra Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 306 (1826).
Castanea vesca var. rufa Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 316 (1826).
Castanea vesca var. sativa Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 248 (1821 publ. 1822).
Castanea vesca var. serotina Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 317 (1826).
Castanea vesca var. siria Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 315 (1826).
Castanea vesca var. strictifolia Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 311 (1826).
Castanea vesca var. subalpina Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 302 (1826).
Castanea vesca var. thyrsoidea Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 307 (1826).
Castanea vesca var. triangularis Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 308 (1826).
Castanea vesca var. tristis Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 315 (1826).
Castanea vesca var. variabilis Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 313 (1826).
Castanea vesca var. variegata Loudon Arbor. Frutic. Brit. 3: 1984 (1838).
Castanea vesca var. vesubiana Risso Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 306 (1826).
Fagus castanea L. Sp. Pl.: 997 (1753).
Fagus castanea var. variegata Weston Bot. Univ. 1: 107 (1770).
Fagus procera Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 391 (1796), nom. superfl.

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Castanea saliva Mill.	Wild Med. Pl. Resources in Bulgaria (Hardalova et al., 1998)
Castanea sativa	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020) Med. Pl. in Russia & C. Asia (Mamedov et al., 2005) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007)
Castanea sativa L.	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
Castanea sativa Mill.	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) European Red List of Medicinal Pl. (Allen et al., 2014) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Med. Pl. Use: Monasteries on Cyprus (Lardos & Heinrich, 2013) Modern Pl. Use in Monasteries on Cyprus, 2006-2012 (Lardos, 2016) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2024) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2025) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Castanea sativa Miller	E-Kommission: Unapproved Status (1984-1994) Ethnobot. in W Granada Province, Spain (Benítez et al., 2010) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
Castanea sativa P. Mill.	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
Castanea vulgaris	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015)
Castanea vulgaris Lam.	National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)

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