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Friday, January 13, 2012

[AlternativeAnswers] Horsetail plant Medicinal Uses

 

Horsetail Plant Medicinal Uses:

Horsetail plant is very thin and looks like a horsetail, possess thin
stem with grass like leaves that is alike to brush appearance, and or
otherwise known as candock, shavegrass, bottle brush, paddock pipes and
horsetail fern. This plant reproduces with its spores and it is
commonly grown in humid regions. Herbalists and ancient greeks used the
leaves of horsetail plant for the treatment of various ailments since
many more years for its well known medicinal and health benefits.
Horsetail plant is scientifically called as Equisetum arvense.

Horsetail plant leaves consist of many essential minerals like,
calcium, iron and manganese, and flavonoids such as tannins, saponins,
caffeic acid and esters, alkaloids, phytosterols, fatty acids, phenolic
acid, glycosides, acotinic acid and silica. Horsetail plant and
Alfalpha plant are able to absorb slicia and unique minerals from
earth, which is not found in other plants.

Horsetail Plant Medicinal Uses include, the application of crushed
dried horsetail leaves soaked into warm water for fifteen minutes,
would be used for the treatment of burns, carbuncles, and sores, and to
draw out the pus from infections, as it provides antimicrobial and anti
inflammatory properties. When brittle nails soaked into the extract of
horsetail plant leaves, it repairs brittle nails and removes white mark
on nails, it strengthen the nails, and it is found to be more
beneficial when it is used with virgin olive oil and lemon water. For
best results, soak the nails for at least 20 minutes per day and it
should be continued for 4 weeks.

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