User:KDS4444/White chestnut

White chestnut is a Bach flower remedy produced from the white flowers of the tree Aesculus hippocastanum which is commonly called the Horse-chestnut or conker tree. White chestnut itself is an herbal remedy intended to treat anxiety and racing thoughts. However, no clinical studies have ever proven this effect-- like all of the flower remedies designed by the English homeopath Edward Bach in the 1930s, white chestnut was selected as a remedy based on Bach's own personal intuition as to its powers and strengths, not on any scientific methodology. It may, however, have some effect as a placebo.

Though Bach's flower remedies are not true homeopathic treatments, white chestnut is often available from homeopathic health practitioners and is regularly recommended by acupuncturists treating patients for anxiety-related disorders.