Horsetail

Maximum order 4oz.

Horsetail is an ancient plant dating back to approximately 350 million years ago. Equisetum arvense is considered a nutritious herb and is usually decocted as horsetail tea and infused into herbal vinegars and tonics.

Horsetail is remarkably rich in silica, probably higher than any other plant. It also contains flavonoids, alkaloids, phenols, phytosteroids, saponins, and tannins. It has an impressive history in herbal healing, well known to Europeans and Native Americans alike.

The plant's association with damp habitats readily reminds us of its famous benefits to the urinary tract for cystitis, kidney and prostate problems. Silica is an important element for many tissues throughout the body, and Horsetail’s high silica content, along with its astringent action, is seen as a key to its supportive effects in many conditions including external and internal bleeding, joint inflammations, osteoporosis and bone fractures, skin diseases, chronic lung diseases, and menstrual irregularities.