Steinmetz:Equisetum
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Latest revision as of 21:00, 8 June 2009
[edit] Equisetum arvense
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Equisetaceae
- English Names
- Corn Horse-tail
- Snake pipes
- Small Scouring Rush
- Natural Habitat
- Europe (including Great Britain)
- Balkan
- Part(s) Used
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- Constituent(s)
- equisetonin (saponin)
- silica
- wax
- resin
- starch
- sugar
- fixed oil
- salts
- tannin
- acids
- Action
- astringent
- diuretic
- haemostatic
- disinfectant
- carminative. Because of its high content of silica
- the herb is excellent in the treatment of pulmonary consumption
- - In the household it is used for scouring and polishing.
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[edit] Equisetum hiemale (hyemale)
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Equisetaceae
- English Names
- Dutch Rushes
- Shavegrass
- Rough Horse-tail
- Large Scouring Rush
- Natural Habitat
- Europe (including Great Britain)
- Balkan
- China
- Part(s) Used
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- Constituent(s)
- silica
- wax
- resin
- starch
- sugar
- fixed oil
- salts
- mucilage
- Action
- diuretic
- astringent
- haemostatic (in preference to Equisetum arvense
- which is less active). Because of its high content of silica
- the herb is excellent in the treatment of pulmonary consumption. - In the household it is used for scouring and polishing.
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