Medicinal properties: Antimicrobial, Antiseptic, Anti-inflammatory effects.

Medicinal Uses:

• Horsetail herb removes toxins from inside the human body. Therefore it is useful in cases of skin diseases such as psoriasis, eczema, scars, gangrenes, nail inflammations.
• Horsetail is especially beneficial in cases of bleeding and bladder problems. If half a cup of this tea is consumed every forty five minutes during the day, it can effectively put a stop to bleeding problems resulting in blood specks in the urine and the stool of the person. Horsetail also helps "flush" infectious bacteria out of the bladder without altering the body's balance of electrolytes.
• Horsetail tea can help in the treatment of minor edema.
• Horsetail herb helps in maintaining the eyes health.
• Horsetail is recommended in cases of bronchitis and pneumonia. The recommended dosage is three spoons a day of powdered horsetail.
• Horsetail tincture is effective against sweaty feet. Just massage the clean feet with horsetail every night. It is also a good treatment for athlete's foot. Just boil the plant in water and when cold enough soak your feet for 20 minutes.

• Horsetail can help remove dandruff. Just washed daily with infusion of horsetail and massaged with quality olive oil.
• Horsetail tea can help prevent malignant tumor when consume for a long.
• Horsetail tea can also help prevent headache, tiredness and stress.
• Horsetail helps repair broken bones and forms collagen; this is because it is rich in silica and calcium which are both components of bones, joints, and connective tissues. It is therefore helpful in cases of rheumatoid arthritis and other diseases of the joints/bones. Slow healing sprains and fractures can also be topically treated using a decoction of the horsetail herb added to bathwater.

• Horsetail's can help stop blood flow, therefore it is useful in treating nosebleeds, internal bleeding, heavy menstrual bleeding, bleeding hemorrhoids, and bleeding wounds.
• An herbal decoction made from the horsetail herb is used for the treatment of excessive menstruation in women.

Preparation:

• Decoction / Tea: It is prepared by simmering some horsetail herb a minimum of three hours to extract the main chemical components and straining the liquid. The horsetail herbal decoction can also be diluted down with water and used for the effective treatment of mouth as well as gum infections and other throat inflammations in patients.

• Powder: Heat the previously dried horsetail in a frying pan at fairly high heat. Stir vigorously with a thick, wooden spoon until a fine powder is obtained. Place in a glass jar. Use the horsetail powder to form a paste for topical application on wounds, inflammation and other skin problems. When diluted in a little water and taken internally, it soothes heartburn and even digestive hemorrhaging. Combined with flower pollen, it combats tumors.
• Tincture: to make a tincture get 100g of horsetail then placed it in a bottle and pour gin or vodka untilit completely covers the herbs inside. Then it is left to sit in the sun or other heat source for 14 days.

Note:

• Adequate fluid should be consumed when taking horsetail preparations orally.
• People with heart or kidney disorders should not use horsetail.
• Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding should not take horsetail.
• Horsetail is known to block the absorption of thiamine, and lead to thiamine deficiency.
• Long-term use or high doses of horsetail have caused irreversible kidney damage due to too much silica.