Horsetail (Equisetum hyemale) Dry Herb

-Available in 1 oz.

-Sealed in a silver standup zip pouch for freshness

-SKU # HORS-DH18

*Health Benefits:

• Strong Bones, hair, and nails

• Helps the body absorb calcium

• Promotes strong, healthy nails, teeth, hair, skin and perhaps, most importantly, strong bones

• Great for treating fractures and bone diseases

• Rickets

• Osteoporosis

• Promotes the growth of collagen, which is a great help for improving skin health

• Counters the bone loss and osteoporosis experienced by menopausal women

• Controls internal and external bleeding

• Also acts on the genitourinary tract to relieve many urinary ailments

• Helps to lessen inflammation

• Combats joint pain

• Arthritis

• Gout

• Muscle cramps

• Hemorrhoids

• Spasms

• Rheumatism

• Helps to stabilize scar tissue

• Used as a tissue builder

• May be beneficial in the treatment of debility and anemic conditions

• Promotes healthy hair and nails within weeks

• Promotes faster hair growth

• Good eye health

• Promotes urination

• Helps to relieve kidney and gallbladder disorders

• Edema in some cases of arthritis and swelling of the legs, as well as tuberculostatic conditions

• Reduces urinary tract irritation

• Helps relieve prostatitis, cystitis and urethritis

• Treats both internal (bleeding ulcers, etc.) and external bleeding

• Treats urinary incontinence and bedwetting

Magickal Properties:

• Horsetail strengthens resolve and defines boundaries. 

• It can be used to make affirmations and commitments firm and to protect one’s psychic space against unwanted intrusions. 

• It helps to cleanse unwanted emotional rubble and debris from the system.

• Snake charming, fertility. To summon snakes, make a whistle of the stems & play.

• The plant may be used in fertility rituals, mixtures or sachets, & can be placed in the bedroom to achieve the same purpose. Health, 

• Fertility, To Strengthen Work and to keep focused. 

• Bring out the self’s own Stable Emotions, prosperity protection. 

• Used as fertility mixtures as well as placing the plant directly into the bedroom.

Nutrition:

• Silicon

• Calcium

• Magnesium

• Chromium

• Iron

• Manganese

Warnings:

• Do not use while pregnant or nursing

• Drink plenty of water when taking this herb

• Do not overuse

• Do not use for long periods of time. It can cause thiamine deficiency 

• Should avoid use with Licorice Root

• Men with Prostate Cancer should avoid

Methods of administration:

• Tea

• Tincture

• Topical 

Applications:

• Diuretic

• Astringent

• Anti-aging

• Anti-inflammatory

Drug Interactions:

• Potassium

• Potassium depleting medications

• Alcohol

***Please double check with an interaction checker (Web MD) to see if any prescription medications you're on might interact with any supplements or herbs you may be taking or wish to take***

http://www.webmd.com/interaction-checker/default.htm

Suggested Use:

• Make a tincture/herbal extract by mixing 1 part dry herb to 4 parts alcohol (80 proof vodka NOT rubbing alcohol).  Shake every day for 6 weeks, strain and store in an amber glass bottle in the dark.  Take 6-15 drops 2 times a day for the above health reasons.

• Make an oil by mixing one part dried powder to 4 parts Extra Virgin olive oil.  You can either follow the directions of the tincture above but replace the alcohol with olive oil or make a double boiler on the stove by placing a pan with water on the stove with water in it and a glass container, preferably a glass measuring cup with a spout inside the pan of water.   Fill the glass container with the herb and cover with oil. Let the herb sit in the oil, stir over medium heat for 2 hours, strain and put in an amber bottle and store in a dark place.