Why people grow inedible chestnuts? I have found out the inedible variety is known as “horse chestnut” in English.
In ancient times, they gave horse chestnuts to horses for to chew. This remedy was supposed to heal them from coughing.
Horse chestnuts come from India; standard chestnuts are European.
Their shells are green with short spikes while the standard ones are brown with longer spikes.
Their trees are similar. The inedible variety presents bigger leafs with lighter shades of green. They are both majestic trees from an ornamental point of view.
The horse chestnut contains “escin”, a potent antioxidant that can be harvested to gain microcirculatory benefits. Effective in the healing of swollen hemorrhoids, cellulitis and other circulatory issues.
