UNSPSC 51461503: Aesculus

This classification denotes a natural product, derivations of which US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier 7U76MXL14N and which the Integrated Taxonomic Information System classifies under Taxonomic Serial Number 28714 as a member of Kingdom Plantae, Subkingdom Viridaeplantae, Infrakingdom Streptophyta, Division Tracheophyta, Subdivision Spermatophytina, Infradivision Angiospermae, Class Magnoliopsida, Superorder Rosanae, Order Sapindales, Family Sapindaceae, and Genus Aesculus L., more commonly known as AESCULUS.

Aesculus bears the USDA PLANTS Identifier AESCU. European Medicines Agency schedules aesculus in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB33806.

UNSPSC 51461503 Aesculus, a Commodity code, addresses the procurement of horse chestnut extract and related botanical products used in pharmaceuticals, nutritional supplements, and topical formulations. State and local governments purchase materials under this code primarily through health departments, correctional facilities, and public health agencies seeking ingredients for over-the-counter remedies, wound-care products, and veterinary applications. The code captures raw botanical inputs and processed extracts rather than finished consumer products, positioning suppliers who can deliver pharmaceutical-grade or food-supplement-quality material in stable supply chains.

The source provided does not include a recent-opportunities block with active solicitations, preventing identification of specific issuing bodies, response dates, or geographic concentration patterns. Without posted RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB activity to reference, demand signals and procurement frequency for this Commodity code remain uncharacterized. Prospective vendors should monitor state health procurement portals and cooperative purchasing catalogs for ingredient-level botanical solicitations, which often occur through blanket orders or master agreements rather than project-specific notices.