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Horsetail (fingerprinted)
Product Highlights
Horsetail is
used for kidney and bladder stones, urinary tract infections, wounds and
burns.
In folk medicine,
Horsetail has also been used for tuberculosis, profuse menstrual bleeding,
brittle finger nails, hair loss, water retention, rheumatic diseases, gout,
swelling, fractures, frostbite, and nasal, pulmonary, and gastric bleeding.
It effectiveness for these problems has not, however, been confirmed.
Horsetail gains its name from the bristly appearance of its jointed stems.
Its ability to draw excess water from the body makes it useful for flushing
bacterial infections and kidney stones from the urinary tract. The plant is
found throughout most of the northern hemisphere. Only stems collected
during summer are medicinal. Horsetail is also known as Bottle-brush, Horse
Willow, Paddock-pipes, Pewterwort, Scouring Rush, Shave Grass and Toadpipe
Horsetail has been used a
long time in both Chinese and European herbology to treat external wounds.
Because of its high tannin content, Horsetail helps halt bleeding, making it
a popular treatment for nosebleeds and hemorrhoids. Horsetail also
alleviates painful urination, reduces inflammation of the prostate gland,
and helps eliminate some cases
of adolescent bed wetting. The presence of these bioflavonoids are believed to cause a diuretic action, while the
silica content is said to exert a connective tissue-strengthening and
anti-arthritic action. Some experts have suggested that
the element silica
is a vital component for bone and cartilage formations. This would
indicate that Horsetail may be beneficial in preventing osteoporosis.
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