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Horsetail

Horsetail

Equisetum arvense
AKA: Shavegrass, Bottle brush, Scouring rush, Corn horsetail, Horsetail rush, Horse willow, Paddock-pipes, Queue de cheval, Toad pipe

⚠ Please see Product Warnings and Precautions.

Spiritual Uses: Protection from intruders, strength, beauty, repairing past damage (restorative spells and blessings), endurance, helps you find your path to prosperity, connection with ancient wisdom, clears deep spiritual blockages, fertility 

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⚠ Warnings and Precautions

Do not exceed dosage, high selenium content

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  • Diuretic
  • Immunostimulant
  • Astringent
  • Hemostatic
  • Anti-Hemorrhagic
  • Anti-Rheumatic
  • Connective Tissue Tonic
  • Styptic: stops bleeding and can be used as a poultice on wounds
  • Hair Loss: topical use works best
  • Brittle Nails: topical use works best
  • Silica Supplement: helps torn ligaments, pulled muscles, weak bones, joint health
  • Vascular Tonic: for deeper tissue injuries
  • Urinary Tract Issues
  • Prostatic: good for prostate health
  • Kidney Issues
  • Urinary Incontinence
  • Lymphatic Issues
  • Rheumatic Issues
  • Selenium Supplement: immune support, stress, fight infections
  • Diuretic

Cautions and Contraindications

LONG TERM USE NOT RECOMMENDED. High levels of selenium and silica can cause kidney, urinary tract, and heart issues, too much of a good thing can be very bad!

WHO SHOULD NOT USE: Children, those who are pregnant (high selenium can cause birth defects, check with doctor), those already low in B1 and thiamine, those on blood pressure medication that flushes out potassium, those already low on potassium, those who are still struggling with alcohol addiction as it also reduces thiamine, anyone already on “water pills”

ALLERGENS: carrots and nicotine (horsetail contains trace amounts of nicotine)

Drug Interactions

  • Lithium (causes a build up of lithium in system, talk to doctor about dosage)
  • Diabetes medication (lowers blood sugar levels, may lower them too much when combined with medication)
  • Diuretics (lowered potassium)
  • HIV/AIDS medication (NRTI’s specifically mentioned)

It has relatives from 400 million years ago, making it a “living fossil”

It has the ability to absorb heavy metals, arsenic, and gold into its tissue

Because of it’s ability to absorb gold, during the gold rush people used it as an indicator for possible gold in the streams it surrounded. This wasn’t always accurate.

It is a colony plant, it grows in clusters

It is best harvested after the fertile stalk has died back, the vegetative stock grown afterwards is what contains the medicinal properties. After the leaves start to droop, it is no longer potent.

6 grams a day for adults using it regularly (temporarily) for a condition
Children and 65+ should use a lower dose (discuss with doctor)

  • Protection
  • Finding Prosperity
  • Removing Spiritual Blockages
  • Beauty
  • Strength
  • Protection from Intruders
  • Repairing Past Damage
  • Endurance
  • Ancient Wisdom
  • Fertility

Saturn

Earth, Water

[] "Equisetum"
URL: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equisetum ISBN:

[] "Field Horsetail (Equisetum arvense L.)"
URL: https://lcme.wsu.edu/research-organisms/field-horsetail/ ISBN: