EQUISETUM ARVENSE

EQUISETUM ARVENSE, FAM. EQUISETACEAE, HORSETAIL, COLA DE CABALLO

English

CHARACTERISTICS

It is a plant that has a creeping rhizome from which several secondary roots grow. The adult plant can measure between 20 and 80 cm high. Its glass ends in a point. It is a very old species. It is known that it already existed 400 million years ago and that there were even entire forests of this plant.

USAGE

Cosmetics and medicinal

MEDICINAL USAGE

Edema, nephritis, urethral infections, kidney and sicular stones, stomach ulcers, broken bones, menorrhagia, venereal diseases.

It regenerates cells, improves the functioning of the kidneys, is a diuretic, promotes the elimination of toxins, contributes to the formation of collagen, in extract it prevents hair loss and is also used in agriculture to ward off certain pests and improve the quality of the hair. water from streams, lakes and rivers.

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CARACTERÍSTICAS

Es una planta que presenta un rizoma rastrero del que nacen varias raices secundarias. La planta adulta puede medir entre 20 y 80 cms de alto. Su copa termina en punta. Se trata de una especie muy antigua. Se sabe que hace 400 millones de años ya existia y que incluso habia bosques enteros de esta planta.

USOS

Cosméticos y medicinales

USOS MEDICINALES

Edema, nefritis, infecciones de la uretra, piedras en los riñones y en la esícula, úlceras estomacales, huesos quebrados, menorragia, enfermedades venéreas.

Regeenera las células, mejora el funcionamiento de los riñones, es diurética, favorece la eliminación de toxinas, contribuye a la formación de colágeno, en extracto evita la caide del cabello y también se utiliza en la agricultura para alejar ciertas plagas y mejorar la calidad del agua de los riachuelos, lagos y rios.

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