Horsetail

  • Stock #390-2 (100 capsules)
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Horsetail contains more silica than any other herb, in a form that is highly absorbable. Silica is a trace mineral which promotes collagen formation, works with calcium to strengthen bones, and has been shown to help prevent atherosclerosis. Horsetail’s rich silica content explains the herb’s use for strengthening the skeletal system, speeding the healing of damaged connective tissue and improving elasticity, as well as promoting the health of hair, fingernails and skin. Such actions contribute to horsetail’s use for relieving arthritic conditions and reducing menopausal bone loss which can lead to osteoporosis.

Horsetail is an excellent clotting agent useful for preventing hemorrhages, stopping nosebleeds, stanching wounds, minimizing the coughing up of blood, and reducing menstrual clots.

Horsetail also provides antibacterial, antiseptic and astringent properties, focusing much of its action on the genitourinary system. Horsetail tones the bladder and urinary mucus membranes, fights infection, and helps heal various urinary tract ailments, especially where there is bleeding. Combined with its diuretic activity, horsetail has been shown to correct cystitis, enuresis, prostatitis, urethritis, and incontinence in both children and adults. Recent tests have shown horsetail, used along with hydrangea, can reduce inflammation of the prostate and help prostate health.

Horsetail stimulates perspiration during high fever, reduces chronic swelling in the legs, relaxes muscles cramps, and relieves chest problems and deep-seated lung damage, such as occurs in emphysema.

Horsetail tea is recommended for stomach ulcers and can be diluted and gargled for gum or mouth infections and throat inflammation.

Used externally, horsetail helps heal anal fissures (crack-like lesions of the skin), eczema, hemorrhoids, tumors, and wounds. As an eyewash, horsetail helps conjunctivitis and inflammation of the lachrymal ducts, commonly known as tear ducts.

Horsetail contains ample amounts of silicic acid and silicates (about 15%), as well as flavonoids, phenolic acids, sterols, and alkaloids, including nicotine. Horsetail is also a rich source of calcium and other minerals necessary for tissue repair, including copper and zinc.

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