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Bulk Horsetail Herb (dried, cut and sifted, 3 ounces)

Botanical Name: Equisetum arvense

Family: Equisetaceae

---Synonyms--- shave grass, bottlebrush, pewterwort

---Part Use--- herb

Folk History and Use

The Doctrine of Signatures assigned horsetail as a cure for gout and other joint inflammations because of the many unswollen joints it possesses.

The Native Americans used horsetail to make mats and to polish woodwork. The Europeans used it during the Middle Ages to scour milk pails and as a finishing "rouge" on fine jewelry and cabinet work.

Horsetail is considered to be a diuretic and astringent. It induces perspiration during high fever and has primary effects in correcting bladder problems; it is used both as a diuretic and to help control incontinence, including childhood enuresis. Horsetail is also uses as an eye treatment, especially for conjunctivitis and inflammation of the lachrymal ducts. It had been applies eternally to treat both hemorrhoids and anal fissures. It has also been used to treat menstrual clots. Horsetail is commonly used to treat tumors.

Medicinal Properties

Definite Action

Diuretic (tannins and flavonoids)

Astringent (tannins)

Antispasmodic (flavonoids)

Antibacterial (flavonoids)

Source of trace minerals, including organic silica.

The major action of horsetail is a urinary tract astringent and diuretic. These properties are produced by a combination of tannins and flavonoids present in the herb. Folk medicine refers to the ability of horsetail to tone organs of the urinary tract and soothe the bladder. This is best explained by the herb's ability to tighten the inflamed epithelial tissues with tannins and purge the urinary tract of toxins by diurresis. Concurrently, the flavonoids present in horsetail exert a spasmolytic action on the smooth muscles to ease the painful spasms often associated with urinary tract infections. Its flavonoids are also antiseptic and help fight infections of the urinary tract. Its astringent properties also make it useful topically as an eye wash and to heal wounds.

Typical Daily Usage

Fresh Herb: 2-4 tablespoon

Dried Herb: 3-6 gm

Extract: 4.5 gm dried herb, 22 ml alcohol, 23 ml water.

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