Horsetail - 60 capsules - Herbal Collection

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Description

Unlock the ancient mineral power of Horsetail with our premium range: dried cut herbs, vegan capsules, and tincture. Every form delivers the same foundational benefits—rich natural silica, mineral support, and tradition-backed wellness—so you can choose what fits your lifestyle.

1. Horsetail Dried Cut Herbs – Nature’s Silica Source for Beauty & Detox

Pure, minimally processed dried horsetail brings time-honored wellness to your kitchen. Horsetail contains some of the highest levels of naturally occurring silica, a trace mineral key to hair, nail, skin, and connective tissue strength.

Key Benefits

  •  | silica-rich tea | hair, skin & nail remedy | bone & collagen support | natural diuretic

  • Traditionally supports hair growth, shiny nails, supple skin, and strong bones

  • Natural detox support and urinary tract wellness

Instructions for Use

  • Tea: 1–2 tsp dried horsetail per cup boiling water, steep 5–10 minutes, strain, up to 3 cups daily

  • Mineral bath: Steep 50–100g in hot water, strain, add to bath

  • Use in cycles (max 2 weeks at a time with breaks)

COA & Safety

  • Sourced from the sterile stems, free from harsh contaminants, tested for heavy metals and microbes

  • Not recommended: during pregnancy/breastfeeding, kidney disease, pediatric use under 12, or with thiamine (B1) deficiency


2. Horsetail Vegan Capsules – Clean, Convenient Mineral Boost

For modern routines, vegan capsules deliver concentrated, standardized horsetail extract for daily use, perfect for those targeting beauty-from-within benefits or consistent mineral supplementation.

Key Benefits & High-Intent Keywords

  •  | silica supplement | hair, nail, skin & joint formula | gluten-free, additive-free, GMO-free

  • Supports hair strength, reduced brittleness, improved skin elasticity, collagen formation, and bone health

  • Aids fluid balance and gentle detox

Instructions for Use

  • Typical dosage: 1–2 capsules daily with meals (check product label for standardization, e.g., 500mg per cap with 7%+ silica)

  • Intended for short cycles (2–4 weeks) with periodic breaks

  • Not for use in children, during pregnancy/lactation, chronic kidney disease, or with thiamine deficiency

COA & Safety

  • Lab-tested for silica content, GMP/ISO certified production, allergen-free.


3. Horsetail Herbal Tincture – Fast-Absorbing Liquid Extract

For high bioavailability and flexibility, our horsetail tincture (hydro-alcoholic or glycerite) unlocks the active plant compounds for rapid absorption. Choose it for stronger, faster mineral and detox action, or as a topical addition for beauty routines.

Key Benefits & High-Intent Keywords

  •  | liquid silica tincture | bone, skin, hair, nails & bladder support | urinary track remedy

  • Promotes connective tissue, joint, and bone health

  • Gentle diuretic, aids in fluid elimination and kidney/bladder care

Instructions for Use

  • Standard adult dose: 20–25 drops (≈1ml) in water/juice, 2–3x per day (or as advised; max 3–4 weeks use per cycle)

  • Up to 75 drops per day. Take breaks after each course. May be used in external scalp/hair/skin applications (diluted)

  • Not recommended: for children under 12, during pregnancy/lactation, with kidney compromise, or for those with B1 deficiency

COA & Safety

  • Alcohol/glycerin ratio and full batch analysis available; made from certified organic aerial plant parts. Microbial, heavy metal, and active marker tested for purity

     

      TRADITIONALLY USED FOR

      Horsetail tisane, also known as horsetail tea, is an herbal infusion made from the horsetail plant (Equisetum arvense). This herb has several potential health benefits and uses:

       

      Health Benefits and Uses

      Promotes Hair, Skin and Nail Health

       

      Horsetail contains high levels of silica, which is believed to strengthen hair, skin, and nails

       

      It may:

      • Reduce hair fragility and improve shine
      • Strengthen fingernails and reduce brittleness
      • Improve skin quality by fighting free radicals that cause premature aging

       

      Supports Bone Health

       

      The silica and mineral content in horsetail may help improve bone health by:

      • Promoting bone density and formation
      • Enhancing collagen synthesis
      • Improving calcium absorption

         

      Acts as a Natural Diuretic

       

      Horsetail tea has diuretic properties that can:

      • Increase urine output
      • Help eliminate toxins from the body
      • Potentially aid in weight loss by reducing fluid retention

         

      Promotes Wound Healing

       

      When applied topically, horsetail may:

      • Accelerate wound healing
      • Reduce inflammation and swelling
      • Improve wound redness and discharge

         

      Supports Urinary Tract Health

       

      Due to its diuretic and anti-inflammatory effects, horsetail tea may:

      • Help treat urinary tract infections
      • Alleviate symptoms of cystitis or nephritis
      • Assist in flushing out bacteria from the urinary system

         

         

      How to Prepare and Use

       

      To make horsetail tea:

       

      1. Use 1-2 teaspoons of dried horsetail per cup of boiling water
      2. Steep for 5-10 minutes
      3. Strain and drink up to 3 cups per day
      4.  

      It's important to note that while horsetail tea has potential benefits, it should be used in moderation and under the guidance of a healthcare professional. 

       

      Prolonged use or high doses may lead to side effects. Additionally, horsetail tea should not be used as a substitute for prescribed medications without consulting a doctor.

      INFORMATION

      Source : http://www.wikiphyto.org/wiki/Prele_des_champs

       

      Reference on http://www.wikiphyto.org

       

      Translation in English by Google Translate  (go to the page of the source linked | on Chrome cellphones go on the 3 dots on the top right and select translate in your preferred language | on laptop right click your mouse and select option translate when hoovering on the page

       

      plant name

       

      Horsetail, Horsetail , Rattail , Foxtail , Horsehair , Horsetail ( English)

       

      International Latin denomination

       

      Equisetum arvense L.

       

      botanical family

       

      Equisetaceae

       

      Description and habitat

       

      • Perennial plant of wet clay-siliceous marshy soils
      • Fertile stems appearing in early spring with an oblong sporangiferous spike
      • Sterile twigs have hollow stems, jointed at the nodes, fluted with 6-12 furrows
      • At the nodes are inserted whorled leaves of reduced size

       

      History and tradition

       

      • Primitive plant whose ancestors proliferated in the primary or Paleozoic era (600-300 million years before our era) in the form of very tall trees
      • Very abrasive, it was used to polish metals and wood
      • The Latin name Equisetum comes from the Latin equus (horse) and seta (silk)
      • The vernacular name of "horsetail" also has a Latin origin, asperella means "harsh" (in reference to the silica of the stems which made it possible to scour or polish)
      • Some old works (Kervran) would have shown that organic silicon is superior to calcium for the consolidation of fractures

       

      Parts used

       

      • Sterile aerial parts

       

      Dosage forms available

       

       

      Usual dosages

       

      • 1 to 3 grams of powder per day or galenic equivalents

       

      Composition

       

      Main components of the plant

       

       

      Main components of buds or young shoots

       

      Main components of essential oil

       

      • Hexahydrofarnesyl acetone (18.34%), cis-geranyl acetone (13.74%), thymol (12.09%), trans-phytol (10.06%)

       

      Properties

       

      Plant properties

       

      • Remineralising (silica)
      • Diuretic (potassium salts, flavonoids , phenolic acids ), urinary elimination of flavonoid metabolites and hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives [3]
      • Improved connective tissue resistance, healing (organosoluble silicon), would stimulate osteoblasts [4] , [5] , [6] , [7]
      • Anti-inflammatory and analgesic by hydro-alcoholic extract [8]
      • Hemostatic
      • Phenolic derivatives ( onitin and onitin-9-O-glucoside ) and flavonoids ( apigenin , luteolin , kaempferol-3-O-glucoside ), quercetin-3-O-glucoside ) are hepatoprotective and anti-oxidants [9]
      • Immunomodulating [10]
      • Slow and progressive decrease in hypergammaglobulinemia
      • The methanolic extract shows antidiabetic activity in rats [11] , [12]
      • Antioxidant, lowers blood insulin and leptin levels after a fatty meal [13]
      • Antiproliferative [14]
      • Growth inhibitor and apoptosis inducer on human leukemia cells U937 [15]
      • Protective effect against the mutagenic power of cyclophosphamide [16]
        • Antifungal activity in plant protection: horsetail manure (in decoction, then the juice is left to ferment in the open air, see nettle ) sprayed on the foliage of other plants is a preventive treatment against cryptogamic diseases (to be applied regularly to spring)

       

      Bud properties

       

      Properties of essential oil

       

      • Antimicrobial ( Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella enteritidis, Aspergillus niger, Candida albicans )

       

      Directions

       

      Indications of the whole plant (phytotherapy)

       

      • Remineralizing, usable in the consolidation of fractures (+++), bone fragility, post-menopausal osteoporosis, cramps and spasmophilia
      • It is also used in osteoarthritis as a basic treatment (in micronized powder), in tendonitis and abarticular rheumatism
      • Improves the resistance and flexibility of connective tissue, appendages (nails and hair), healing
      • Basic action in polyarthritis and hypergammaglobulinaemic diseases (in TM or liquid forms)
      • Renal inflammation, drainer in bacteriuria
      • Hemostatic
      • Cramps
      • In cosmetology: prevention of wrinkles, stretch marks, cellulite, hair loss

       

      Indications of the bud (gemmotherapy)

       

      Specific indications of essential oil (aromatherapy)

       

      Known or suspected mode of action

       

      Usual formulations

       

       

      Regulations

       

       

      Possible side effects and precautions for use

       

      • Anti-thiamine activity [18]
      • A described case of liver toxicity [19]
        • Horsetail extracts are not hepatotoxic in rats [20]
        • Horsetail is on the contrary hepatoprotective [21] , [22]
      • Contraindicated in end-stage renal failure with dialysis
      • Due to its diuretic properties, horsetail can theoretically induce a hypokalaemic effect, avoid in case of concomitant intake of a hypokalaemic diuretic
      • In vitro studies have shown a weak inhibition of cytochromes p450 by methanolic extracts (CYP2B6, CYP2C19, CYP2D6, CYP1A2) [23] , the inhibition of CYP3A4 seems weak in vivo [24]
      • Contraindicated in progressive cancers (??)
      • Neither cytotoxic nor mutagenic [16]

       

      Bibliographic references

       

      1. Go↑ Iben Sørensen, Filomena A. Pettolino, Sarah M. Wilson, Monika S. Doblin, Bo Johansen, Antony Bacic, William GT Willats. Mixed-linkage (1→3),(1→4)-β-d-glucan is not unique to the Poales and is an abundant component of Equisetum arvense cell walls. The Plant Journal, Volume 54, Issue 3, pages 510–521, May 2008 [1]
      2. Go↑ Radulović N, Stojanović G, Palić R. Composition and antimicrobial activity of Equisetum arvense L. essential oil. Phytother Res. 2006 Jan;20(1):85-8. PMID 16397851
      3. Go↑ Graefe EU, Veit M. Urinary metabolites of flavonoids and hydroxycinnamic acids in humans after application of a crude extract from Equisetum arvense. Phytomedicine. 1999, Oct;6(4):239-46. PMID 10589442
      4. Go↑ Ferraz Maria Pia, Pereira Ana Catarina, Lopes Maria Ascenção, Fernandes Maria Helena. Equisetum arvense- avaliação das PossiBilidades de aPlicação na regeneração Óssea, 2008. B-Digital - Repositório institucional da Universidade Fernando Pessoa [2]
      5. Go↑ Costa-Rodrigues J, Cunha JA, Bessa Pereira, Lopes MA, Fernandes MH. Induced in vitro osteogenesis by Equisetum arvense. 6th Marie Curie Cutting Edge Conference Stem Cells: From the Petri dish to the clinical application. Portugal; 2008.
      6. Go↑ Bessa Pereira C, Vieira L, Lopes MA, Fernandes MH. Stimulatory effect of Equisetum arvense extracts on the proliferation of MG63 osteoblast-like cells. VIII International Symposium on Experimental Techniques. Portugal; 2007.
      7. Go↑ Costa-Rodrigues J, Cunha JA, Lopes MA, Santos JD, Fernandes MH. Bonelike®/Equisetum arvense association: in vitro osteoinductive behavior. 6th Marie Curie Cutting Edge Conference Stem Cells: From the Petri dish to the clinical application. Portugal; 2008.
      8. Go↑ Do Monte FH, dos Santos JG Jr, Russi M, Lanziotti VM, Leal LK, Cunha GM. Antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory properties of the hydroalcoholic extract of stems from Equisetum arvense L. in mice. Pharmacol Res. 2004 Mar;49(3):239-43. PMID 14726218
      9. Go↑ Oh H, Kim DH, Cho JH, Kim YC. Hepatoprotective and free radical scavenging activities of phenolic petrosins and flavonoids isolated from Equisetum arvense. J Ethnopharmacol. 2004 Dec;95(2-3):421-4. PMID 15507369
      10. Go↑ Gründemann C, Lengen K, Sauer B, Garcia-Käufer M, Zehl M, Huber R. Equisetum arvense (common horsetail) modulates the function of inflammatory immunocompetent cells. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2014, 14:283 (4 August 2014) Full text abstract
      11. Go↑ Safiyeh S, Fathallah FB, Vahid N, Hossine N, Habib SS. Antidiabetic effect of Equisetum arvense L. (Equisetaceae) in streptozotocin-induced diabetes in male rats. Pak J Biol Sci. 2007 May 15;10(10):1661-6. PMID 19086514
      12. Go↑ Soleimani S, Azarbaizani FF, Nejati V. The effect of Equisetum arvense L. (Equisetaceae) in histological changes of pancreatic beta-cells in streptozotocin-induced diabetic in rats. Pak J Biol Sci. 2007 Dec 1;10(23):4236-40. PMID 19086577
      13. Go↑ Kim, YH, Shin, KO, & Choi, KS (2016). In vitro antioxidant properties of equisetum arvense and its effects on serum lipid levels in mice fed a high-fat diet. The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition, 29(3), 347-356.
      14. Go↑ Cetojević-Simin DD, Canadanović-Brunet JM, Bogdanović GM, Djilas SM, Cetković GS, Tumbas VT, Stojiljković BT. Antioxidative and antiproliferative activities of different horsetail (Equisetum arvense L.) extracts. J Med Food. 2010 Apr;13(2):452-9. doi: 10.1089/jmf.2008.0159. PMID 20170379
      15. Go↑ Valentina Alexandru, Daniela N. Petrusca, Elvira Gille. Investigation of Pro-apoptotic Activity of Equisetum arvense L. Water Extract on Human Leukemia U 937 Cells. Romanian Biotechnological Letters, 2007, VOL 12; Number 2, Pages 3139-3148 [3]
      16. Go to :16.0 and 16.1 J, Ali MN, Ganaie HA, Tabassum N. Amelioration of the cyclophosphamide induced genotoxic damage in mice by the ethanolic extract of Equisetum arvense. Toxicol Rep. 2017 May 11;4:226-233. doi: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2017.05.001. eCollection 2017. PMID 28959643
      17. Go↑ Jean-Michel Morel. Practical Treaty of Phytotherapy, 618 pages, preface by Jean-Marie Pelt. Ed. Grancher, 2008
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      19. Go↑ Klnçalp S, Ekiz F, Başar Ö, Coban S, Yüksel O. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012 Feb;24(2):213-4. doi: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e32834e7ff0. PMID 22228296
      20. Go↑ Baracho NC, Vicente BB, Arruda GD, Sanches BC, Brito Jd. Study of acute hepatotoxicity of Equisetum arvense L. in rats. Acta Cir Bras. 2009 Nov-Dec;24(6):449-53. PMID 20011829
      21. Go↑ Majid Asadi-Samani, Najme Kafash-Farkhad, Nafiseh Azimi, Ali Fasihi, Ebrahim Alinia-Ahandani, Mahmoud Rafieian-Kopaei. Medicinal plants with hepatoprotective activity in Iranian folk medicine. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, Volume 5, Issue 2, February 2015, Pages 146-157
      22. Go↑ María Adelina Jiménez-Arellanes, Gabriel Alfonso Gutiérrez-Rebolledo, Mariana Meckes-Fischer, Rosalba León-Díaz. Medical plant extracts and natural compounds with a hepatoprotective effect against damage caused by antitubercular drugs: A review. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, Volume 9, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 1141-1149 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1995764516304667 full text
      23. Go↑ Sevior DK, Hokkanen J, Tolonen A, Abass K, Tursas L, Pelkonen O, Ahokas JT. Rapid screening of commercially available herbal products for the inhibition of major human hepatic cytochrome P450 enzymes using the N-in-one cocktail. Xenobiotica. 2010 Apr;40(4):245-54. doi: 10.3109/00498251003592683. PMID 20218935
      24. Go↑ Langhammer AJ, Nilsen OG. In vitro inhibition of human CYP1A2, CYP2D6, and CYP3A4 by six herbs commonly used in pregnancy. Phytother Res. 2014 Apr;28(4):603-10. doi: 10.1002/ptr.5037. PMID 23843424
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      • Altameme, HJ, Hameed, IH, & Abu-Serag, NA (2015). Analysis of bioactive phytochemical compounds of two medicinal plants, Equisetum arvense and Alchemila valgaris seed using gas chromatographymass spectrometry and fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. Malays. Appl. Biol, 44(4), 47-58.

      CAUTION

      Store in a cool, dry place, away from light. Keep tightly closed, away from the reach of Children and pets.

      Do not exceed the daily dose.

       

      This product is not intended to prevent or cure any form of illness or disease.
       

      If you are pregnant or nursing ; If you have a medical condition or are in the course of medical treatment ; If you are programmed for theater/operation in the near future, please consult your healthcare practitioner before using this product.

       

      This product cannot replace a varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle.

       

      This product has not been evaluated by the SAHPRA for its quality, safety or intended use.

       

      For More Information please check our General Safety Herbal products Page

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