Herbs - Horsetail

 

Horsetail

Latin Name: Equisetum arvense, Equisetum spp.

Family: Equisetaceae

 
Description

"It is very powerful to stop bleeding, either inward or outward, the juice or the decoction being drunk, of the juice, decoction or distilled water applied outwardly...it also heals inward ulcers...it solders together the tops of green wounds and cures all ruptures in children".

                                        -- Nicholas Culpeper

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