Horsetail is a perennial grassyplants of the horsetail family. This plant has other names: pusher, cat's tail, pestle. In natural conditions, the plant grows on the territory of America, Eurasia, throughout Russia. Of particular value are the leaves of the horsetail. They have unique healing properties.
Ранней весной появляются листья у хвоща - large, simple, juicy. Stems brown, on top of spikelet. Behind the first stem, new thin green stems with a height of no more than twenty centimeters are moving away from the root. These parts of the plant are harvested and used for medicinal purposes.
Horsetail is a special plant that is found everywhere. Most often it is noticed in the forests, in the meadows, in the fields. It is possible to determine the acidity of the soil.
You can collect leaves from the horsetail during the wholeof the season. Charges must be carried out in dry weather. If you collect the leaves in rainy weather, they will turn black when dried. Before drying, all yellowed leaves are removed.
Different types of horsetail differbranches, leaves, and the direction of growth. Grass horsetail leaves are triangular-lanceolate, pointed, fused in pairs. The branches are unbranched, without cavities, have five faces.
The plant has many beneficial properties. It stops inflammation, increases urination. Also, the plant is considered an excellent hemostatic agent.
Horsetail is considered a unique plant. The plant contains many useful acids that have an anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial effect on the body.
The leaves of the horsetail are rich in silicic acids, flavonoids, saponins, resins. In their composition there are tannins, a lot of vitamin C, potassium salts, carotene and other useful elements.
This plant has the following medicinal properties:
Harvested leaves from horsetail can be used.as a diuretic for cystitis, edema. Another feature of the plant is the ability to bind and remove lead from the body. Therefore, this plant is recommended for those who have a harmful profession, which is possible poisoning with lead and other metals.
Field horsetail is used in the form of decoctions and infusions.It can be drunk as tea. The plant is prescribed for diarrhea, gallstones, internal bleeding. The leaves can be used in inflammatory pathologies of the eye in the form of lotions.
Also horsetail is recommended for the treatment of the following ailments:
Since ancient times, the plant began to be used not only for bleeding, but also in the treatment of difficult-to-heal wounds. Broths are accepted for bleeding in the excretory systems.
Despite its beneficial properties, horsetail has a number of contraindications. Its use can cause irritation of the kidneys, so the decoctions can not be used with jade.
Contraindication to the use of horsetail ispregnancy, lactation. Also, doctors do not recommend the use of the plant in the presence of some chronic pathologies: peptic ulcer, hypotension, iodine intolerance, and an allergy to the plant.
A feature of the plant is to increase blood clotting.
Rational use of horsetail, strictlyon doctor's prescription, will help to cope with different types of pathologies. If during the reception the patient feels bad, you should immediately consult a doctor.
It is dangerous to take a horsetail for a long time. In its composition there are components that are able to accumulate in the body, causing poisoning. Therefore, courses should not be longer than three weeks.
Use caution when using the plant.
