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Horsetail
Latin Name: Equisetum Arvense Family: Equisetaceae |
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Shave Brush Temperate, Cool Shade 2' 8" Medicinal, Culinary Perennial, Native to Kootenays Moist, Wasteland Plant, Spores Spring 6" Summer Non-flowering |
COMMENTS:
This ancient, primitive, herb has been around since the dinosaurs. Brown fertile stems ending in upright cones, containing spores, and sterile green stems.
Uses: The heads are eaten boiled or pickled. The hemeostatic, astringent stems staunch bleeding and are given for genitourinary disorders and bedwetting. Horsetail's minerals and salts enrich the blood and strengthen hair and nails. The silica content promotes the re-growth, strength, and elasticity of connective tissues and treats arthritis, ulcers, and eczema. Many North American tribes used horsetail to treat bladder and kidney ailments. Horsetail produces a yellow dye. Horsetail was once used to scrub and clean pots. When making tea this herb needs several strainings through fine cheesecloth to get all the fine hairs out. If not strained well it will act like a pot scrubber on your stomach.
Arthritis: Horsetail absorbs gold dissolved in water better than most plants, as much as 4 ounces per ton of fresh stalks. Gold is used to treat rhuematoid arthritis, and the Chinese used Horsetail for this purpose. Please consult your doctor before trying Horsetail.
Diuretic: Horehound contains a weak amount of a chemical called equisetonin, lending support to its use as a urinary supplement.
Dosage: Use 1-2 teaspoons of dried herb per cup of water. Steep 10 minutes. Up to 2 cups per day.
Relaxing Tea Formula
Mix together 1 equal part each of Alfalfa, Chamomile, Dandelion, Horsetail and Oatstraw. Steep 1 tbls. of herbs to 1 cup of hot water for 10 minutes. Useful for relaxing and rebuilding worn out muscles.
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| Horsetail Rush Grass - $ 15.95 The Grass 'Horsetail Rush', Equisetum hyemele, is an upright mounded, clumping rhizome. An ancient plant with bushy, slender stems and a weeping habit. When young, the slender stems grow horizontally but the plant sends up thicker, vertical stems as it ages. In winter, the evergreen, gray green foliage turns a rich bronze. It has jointed, hollow stems that are furrowed and green with black bands that give it a bamboo-like appearance. |

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