Horsetail (Equisetum arvense)

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Equisetum arvense · Plant

Equisetum arvense
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Indications

Cautions

May enhance diuretic effects; caution with kidney disorders.

Indications

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

Bleeding Due To External InjuryBlood EjectionBrighten EyesFlooding & SpottingHematocheziaHemoptysisRed Eyes & Eye ScreenSpontaneous External Bleeding

TCM actions

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

Disinhibit UrineStanch Bleeding