Forest equisetum (Equisetum forest)

林问荆lín wèn jīngLinwenjing

Equisetum forest · Plant

Equisetum, standing in for Equisetum forest
This photo shows Equisetum, not Equisetum forest: Wikidata knows no taxon by that name. Photo: Matti Virtala, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications

Cautions

May enhance diuretic effects; caution with kidney disorders.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Forest equisetum for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

EpilepsyHematuriaHemoptysisWind PainStranguryWind-damp Pain

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Forest equisetum does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Clear Heat & Disinhibit UrineCool Blood & Stanch BleedingDispel Wind & Relieve Pain