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
Ailments / Situations Where Used
The stems of this boggy plant are a good astringent and are useful for diarrhea, wounds, nosebleeds, heavy menstruation and any excessive discharges. It works wonderfully on bloody urine, prostatitis, and bedwetting.
Horsetail is an excellent diuretic and helps tone the mucous membranes in the urinary tract. It is very useful for gravel, incontinence, urethritis and for severe bladder pain. It also helps remove uric acid form the body.
Horsetail is high in minerals, particularly silica, which has been shown to protect elasticity of connective tissue and help absorb calcium, essential for hair, mails, teeth and musculo-skeletal health.
This herb helps speed repair of tissues after lung damage from tuberculosis and other wasting diseases. The silica helps stabilize scar tissue in the lungs. According to Maria Treben, "the soft hot herbs are placed between a piece of linen and applied to ulcers, adenoma, cysts or tumours."
Horsetail strengthens the heart and lungs and is a good tonic for a weak system.
Source
Entire plant
Preparations
Horsetail should be boiled for a few minutes (from 5 to 10) to remove any of its B1 / thiamine-depleting properties.
Decoction: Add one teaspoon of herb to 1 cup hot water and take 3 times daily in moderation. According to Dr. Duke, adding a little sugar to your tea will pull out more silica. Use this method sparingly.
Contraindications / Precautions / Warnings
Seek professional help for blood in the urine.
Ailment / Situation Listing
| Anemia | Bedwetting | Bloody Urine |
| Cysts | Debility | Diarrhea |
| Gout | Gravel | Hair, Teeth, Nail, Musculo-Skeletal Health |
| Heavy Menstruation | Incontinence | Lung Damage |
| Nosebleeds | Prostatitis | Tuberculosis |
| Tumours | Ulcers | Urethritis |
| Weak Heart | Wounds | |
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