Equisetum arvense Horsetail Bottle brush Horse tail

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Equisetum arvense

Scientific Name and Description

Equisetum arvense L.

Herb Family

Equisetaceae

Plant type

Herb

Plant Synonyms

Allosites arvense Brogn.
Equisetum arvense fo. arcticum (Rupr.) M. Broun
Equisetum arvense fo. boreale (Bong.) Klinge
Equisetum arvense fo. campestre (Schultz) Klinge
Equisetum arvense fo. ramulosum (Rupr.) Klinge ex Scoggan
Equisetum arvense subsp. boreale (Bong.) Á. Löve
Equisetum arvense subsp. ramulosum (Rupr.) W.F. Rapp
Equisetum arvense var. arcticum Rupr.
Equisetum arvense var. campestre (Schultz) Rupr.
Equisetum arvense var. ramulosum Rupr.
Equisetum boreale Bong.
Equisetum calderi B. Boivin
Equisetum campestre Schultz
Equisetum saxicola Suksd.

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Common Names	field horsetail or common horsetail

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Folk

Western

Herb usable parts

Aerial parts

Stem

Whole plant

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Varicose veins can be treated with a preparation containing extracts of Aesculus hippocastanum, Hamamelis virginiana, and Equisetum arvense

Horsetail tea is good for splitting nails and lifeless hair. It is also useful when white spotting occurs on the nails (a symptom said to indicate calcium imbalance in the body. Nail polish is prepared from fresh Equisetum arvense stem 50%, maweicao oil 30%; sweet almond oil 15-20%, flower pedal juice 0-5%. The nail polish can protect nail from breaking and provide nutrients to nails.

Source: Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research Vol. 3, Issue 3, 2010 ISSN - 0974-2441