Horsetail is perhaps the most abundant source of silica in the plant realm and is wonderful for strengthening hair and nails. The primary use is as a diuretic. Gently stimulating increased urinary flow, horsetail helps “flush” infectious bacteria out of the bladder without altering the body’s balance of electrolytes.
A very ancient plant form, horsetail is a perennial grass that is dimorphic, having a fertile stem in the spring which dies back and is replaced by a sterile stem in early summer. The fertile stem is brownish in color, shorter and unbranched. The sterile stem is green with whorls of needle-like leaves and jointed stems. Also known as scouring rush, shavegrass, bottlebrush or pewter wort. Our horsetail consists of the sterile, ærial parts harvested in the summer months between June and August.
EQUISETUM ARVENSE SHOULD NOT BE USED BY PERSONS WITH CARDIAC OR KIDNEY DISEASE.
1 oz dried herb
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