Detailed Product Description

Latin name: Equisetum arvense L.
Section: Equisetaceae
Is: an Equisetum
The use of the site: the stem

Features:
1. Diuretic and kidney problems
The most famous use of horsetail as a mild diuretic ( "water medicine") in order to increase urination and reduce edema, and as a wide range of bladder and kidney problems (including kidney stones and bladder infection) treatments. Equisetum of urinary tract - the reproductive system is an excellent convergence of a class of agents, because of their high silicone content and can reduce the bleeding and heal wounds. Equisetum same child care in the treatment of incontinence and bed-wetting have high value. It is considered benign prostate inflammation or increase the medicine.
2. Osteoporosis
Silicon, the essential ingredient for this category in the content of Equisetum high. Silicon is the body make proper use of the elements necessary for calcium. Many diagnosed with a lack of calcium is not actually a lack of calcium, they are actually the lack of silica in the diet so the calcium is not the proper use of the body and the formation of precipitation. Some experts therefore made of silicon is the formation of bone and cartilage components necessary. It pointed out that horsetail may be effective in preventing osteoporosis.
3. Arthritis and atherosclerosis
Equisetum in the high silicon content may help to explain the arthritis and atherosclerosis in the treatment because the joints and artery tissue contains a large number of silicon.
4. Fingernail rattle
Anecdotal reports Equisetum made nails in the treatment of brittle fracture may have been applied. This is probably because of high content of Equisetum's silica and silicate, which can supply about 2-3% of the element silicon state.
5. The treatment of wounds
Equisetum may be within or external use in order to reduce inflammation and promote wound healing. Treatment of their wounds, to strengthen the connective tissue is very effective, because of their convergence at the same time the nature of their bleeding ulcer bleeding also helps healing. However, antihypertensive drugs should be avoided and and service.
Security:
From the plant Equisetum basically extracted drug is considered safe. However, when patients have heart or kidney problems from edema should avoid taking Equisetum.
Dose:
Equisetum oral products in an appropriate amount should be sent to service the fluid. General recommended daily dose of 500-800mg standard 7% silicone Equisetum (equivalent to 2-3 g dry herb Equisetum), into the hot water back-up, taking in between meals.
Chemical composition:
Equisetum extract containing 7 percent silicate standards.