HORSETAILSHORSETAILS

PLANT DESCRIPTIONPLANT DESCRIPTION

Horsetail (Equisetum arvense) is a herbal plant which has many great Horsetail (Equisetum arvense) is a herbal plant which has many great uses. The name uses. The name Equisetum Equisetum is extracted from Latin word, is extracted from Latin word, equusequus which which means "hourse" & means "hourse" & setaseta means "bristle". It was used traditionally to stop means "bristle". It was used traditionally to stop bleeding, heal ulcers and wounds, and treat tuberculosis and kidney bleeding, heal ulcers and wounds, and treat tuberculosis and kidney problems. problems.

Horsetails reproduce by means of spores. The spores are contained in Horsetails reproduce by means of spores. The spores are contained in small cones at the tips of the stem or its branches, or sometimes on a small cones at the tips of the stem or its branches, or sometimes on a separate stalk in the spring separate stalk in the spring

BENEFITS OF THE BENEFITS OF THE HORSETAILHORSETAIL

Horsetails are one of the best herbs for bones and connective Horsetails are one of the best herbs for bones and connective tissue weaknesstissue weakness

It is an extremely good herb for urinary tract( kidney and bladder).It is an extremely good herb for urinary tract( kidney and bladder). Use to strengthen any condition of the body, bladder, innards, Use to strengthen any condition of the body, bladder, innards,

uterus, veins, and skin. uterus, veins, and skin. A great herb for prostate inflammation and weaknessA great herb for prostate inflammation and weakness

SIDE EFFECTSSIDE EFFECTS Some of these recommended uses are for conditions that are Some of these recommended uses are for conditions that are

potentially very serious and even life-threatening potentially very serious and even life-threatening Scientists say that it may change the activity in the kidneys, Scientists say that it may change the activity in the kidneys,

causing unusual control of water and potassium release. With low causing unusual control of water and potassium release. With low potassium, can have negative effects on the heartpotassium, can have negative effects on the heart

WHERE IT COMES FROMWHERE IT COMES FROM The common name comes from the characteristic pattern of The common name comes from the characteristic pattern of

branching: whorls or rings of branchless arising from an above-branching: whorls or rings of branchless arising from an above-ground shoot. The shoot develops each season from an ground shoot. The shoot develops each season from an underground stem (rhizome). underground stem (rhizome).

Horsetails often grow in sandy places and incorporate silica in Horsetails often grow in sandy places and incorporate silica in their stems. This gives them an abrasive quality which caused their stems. This gives them an abrasive quality which caused them to once be used for cleaning pots and pans, which gave rise them to once be used for cleaning pots and pans, which gave rise to another common name: scouring rush. to another common name: scouring rush.

Only one genus, Equisetum, containing about 25 species, Only one genus, Equisetum, containing about 25 species, survives today. However, many other, much larger, species were survives today. However, many other, much larger, species were dominant features of the dominant features of the carboniferous and, like the early and, like the early lycopsids, contributed to the formation of coal. lycopsids, contributed to the formation of coal.

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By Chris MartinezBy Chris MartinezKadisson KhanKadisson Khan