Horsetail Plant cut HERBORISTERIE
Equisetum arvense L.
Family: Equisetaceae
Other names: Horse tail, fox tail, rat tail, small horsetail
Properties Horsetail
- Diuretic
- Hemostat and healing
- Remineralizing (silica)
- Anti-rheumatic (connective tissue strength by soluble silica)
Indications Horsetail
- Hemorrhoids
- Cystitis
- Drop
- Osteoarthritis
- Diabetes
Dosage of Horsetail
- Diuretic in oliguria, kidney stones, colibacillosis
- Remineralizing (oral): Rheumatism, bone consolidation, nails
Decoction: 10 g of dry drug / liter 500 ml / day
Botanical description of Horsetail
- Perennial by rhizome and root (black)
- Stem erect 2 kinds fertile Upper: 10-20 cm (appearance early spring), unbranched completed by ear sporangifère (beige) and sterile stem 20-60 cm, green, hollow, fluted whorls of slender twigs spread and prepared
- Leaf: black sheath of toothed scales at nodes
The advice of our pharmacist-herbalist to extract the active ingredients from plants:
How to make an infusion easily
For flowers, leaves, berries and essential oil seeds.
- Pour 500 ml of boiling water (removed from the heat as soon as boiling) 1 c. Coffee (3-5 g) of medicinal plant (or mixture of plants), then cover.
- Let steep for 3 to 5 minutes for fresh plants, and 5 to 15 minutes to dry the plants.
- Strain and drink the tea hot or not after adding a little honey or natural syrup.
How to make a decoction easily
For roots, bark, leathery leaves and hard seeds (woody medicinal plants).
- Place 1 c. tablespoons (5-8 g) of the medicinal plant chosen in a stainless steel pan (avoid aluminum) v and pour 1/2 liter of boiling water.
- Simmer 5 to 30 minutes and cover to prevent evaporation.
- Filter and drink sweet tea or not within 24 hours. Keep cool.
Prepare your herbal teas and herbal infusions with low mineral water. Water plays an important role as it conveys the properties of plants.
Medicinal herbal drinks usually work best on an empty stomach. Often, herbal teas and infusions in small sips throughout the day are suggested to drink, but it is also possible to divide the daily dose medicinal plants in 2 or 3 doses. Indications are we simply taking the natural remedy required.