The healing power of horsetail: for the kidneys, liver and even the heart

Probably, many, walking through the expanses of the fields of our vast Motherland, noticed on their way an attention-grabbing plant that looked like a small Christmas tree. And few people thought, or perhaps did not even realize, that the healing properties of horsetail are very important for human health and are applicable both for treatment and for prevention against various kinds of diseases.

Indeed, in truth, horsetail is a plant unique in its benefits, possessing a huge amount of macro- and microelements beneficial to the human body, especially rich in silicon, necessary for full life, in particular for the correct functioning of the metabolic process. But horsetail is not only useful for this; its healing properties are very diverse.

Horsetail: medicinal properties

Horsetail is generally recognized and successfully used in both traditional and folk medicine.

Due to the high content of ascorbic acid (vitamin C), it is very effectively used as a general tonic, as well as to improve the performance of the human immune system.

Horsetail has healing properties in the treatment of diseases of the upper respiratory tract, as well as:

• It has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, therefore it is effective for use against influenza, acute respiratory viral infections, acute respiratory infections, and colds.
• It has a thinning and phlegm-removing, antitussive effect, which significantly facilitates and improves respiratory processes.
• Enhances the process of sweating, which has a positive effect in the treatment of colds.
• It is a mild antipyretic, which improves the general condition of the human body during illness.

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ABC of herbs. Oregano

Oregano (from Latin oros - mountain, ganus - decoration; mountain decoration) is a perennial plant, often found in the form of a subshrub, 30 - 90 cm high with erect, soft-hairy stems. The flowers are small, collected in a complex semi-umbrella, lilac-pink, less often whitish. The smell of the plant is aromatic due to the high content of essential oil. Harvesting: July and August, during mass flowering. The above-ground part of the plant is used for medicinal purposes - under no circumstances should you pull out oregano by the roots. Collect in bunches and dry in the shade. The shelf life of medicinal raw materials is no more than a year.

But the healing properties of horsetail do not end there. Thanks to the rich composition of nutrients such as glucose, carotene, mineral salts, organic acids (silicic, linoleic, quinic, oxalic, malic and others), pectin, fatty and essential oils, flavonoids (which have a beneficial effect on the human body), the use of horsetail carried out to obtain the following effects important for human health:

• It has a beneficial and healing effect on the gastrointestinal tract.
• Has a beneficial effect on the endocrine system (especially in men).
• Fights helminthic infestations, destroying both adult individuals and their larvae.
• Affects slight weight loss.
• Removes lead salts from the body.
• Gently reduces blood pressure.
• It has a diuretic effect, activating the urinary system, which helps reduce swelling and remove pathogenic microbes from the body.
• Increases the efficiency of the immune system, which in turn increases the body's resistance to various diseases.
• Prevents the appearance of stones.
• Reduces pain syndromes in the musculoskeletal system, relieving inflammatory processes.
• Using rinsing, it relieves inflammatory processes in the oral cavity, eliminating diseases of the mouth and throat, and is effective for hoarseness.
• Strengthens the skeletal system, making bones stronger.
• Improves the functioning of the central nervous system and heart, as well as the general condition of the walls of blood vessels and connective tissues.
• Reduces the amount of sugar in the blood.
• Eliminates edema associated with heart and kidney failure.
• It is a hemostatic agent.

Horsetail
In cosmetology, horsetail has also found its miraculous use.
After all, rinsing your hair after washing your hair with a warm decoction of horsetail will not only give your hair a beautiful, healthy, shiny look, protect the ends from delamination and restore the damaged structure, but also strengthen the hair follicles, which will help prevent hair loss and premature baldness.

The role of horsetail in maintaining men's health and children's health

Of course, men have their own idea of ​​strength and beauty and do not particularly care about the latter. But horsetail, as an absolutely free and excellent herbal medicine, can help men cope with some ailments that cause discomfort to most of the stronger sex.

Here are specific examples:

1. Horsetail stabilizes cardiovascular activity (cardiovascular diseases, heart attacks and strokes are the main causes of disease-related mortality in men).
2. Horsetail masks help stimulate hair growth, serve as a strong preventative against the formation of bald spots, and stimulate “lazy” hair follicles, encouraging them to grow hair.
3. Baths with warm infusion of horsetail treat diseases of the urethra, prostatitis, as well as the delicate problem of hemorrhoids, and relieve inflammation of the genital organ.
4. If you have a problem with increased sweating, regular rubbing of the axillary areas and soles of your feet with a diluted alcoholic infusion of horsetail will bring a positive effect.

Horsetail also helps parents maintain the health of their beloved children. You can bathe children in horsetail decoction to prevent diaper rash, redness and peeling of the skin. To do this, pour a glass of strained infusion into hot water, in which the children bathe for at least half an hour.

Hot vapors generated indoors and inhaled by the child are an excellent strengthening agent for preventing ailments such as tonsillitis, runny nose and pharyngitis.

For older people, hot baths with horsetail, together with taking herbal tea internally, will help weaken and eliminate attacks of rheumatism, relieve discomfort with varicose veins, and quickly eliminate swelling of bruised areas on the body. To combat osteochondrosis, horsetail is mixed with other herbs:

• take the knotweed (4 measures);
• wild strawberries (several leaves);
• pharmaceutical agrimony (2 measures);
• common barberry (1 measure);

All this is poured into a liter of boiling water, filtered and drunk in a regular course six times a day, one teaspoon at a time.

Horsetail: contraindications

Like any other herb, horsetail has contraindications for use. Therefore, it is strictly not recommended to take it uncontrollably, without the consent of a medical specialist.

You should not use horsetail decoction internally if you have the following diseases:

• Allergic reactions;
• Lack of potassium in the body;
• Nephritis and other severe kidney diseases;
• Low blood pressure (chronic hypotension);
• Chronic constipation.

Even in the absence of the above diseases, horsetail should not be used or used with extreme caution and only on the recommendation of the attending physician

if there are the following contraindications:

• Pregnancy;
• Childhood;
• Individual intolerance;
• Lactation.

The unique chemical composition of the herb

What substances is horsetail so rich in? This:

• silicon salts;
• ascorbic acid;
• potassium salts;
• bitterness;
• flavonoids;
• carotene;
• resins;
• tannins.

This determines the use of horsetail as an astringent, highly effective in various inflammatory processes. The inflamed area becomes clearly defined, the area of ​​inflammation stops increasing, and the processes of regeneration and drying of the deep layers of the epithelium begin (this statement is also true for dermatitis of various origins and lichens). This is how the wound healing function of horsetail works. This is especially true for people suffering from weeping eczema, an aggravated disease of diabetes mellitus, when the disease disrupts the metabolism in the body, and severely healing trophic ulcers form on the legs.

Herbal collections with horsetail

In the absence of chronic diseases, as well as individual contraindications, you can prepare various healing decoctions that will enhance and help accelerate the healing effects of herbal infusions:

1. Horsetail, coltsfoot, licorice root.

   The combination of these three plants is aimed at preventive and healing effects in diseases of the upper respiratory tract, as well as colds, since they have sputum-excreting, anti-inflammatory, diuretic effects, etc.

2. Horsetail, raspberry leaf, medicinal chamomile.

   This miraculous collection has such effective actions as bactericidal, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, wound healing when rinsing the mouth and throat, etc.

3. Horsetail, birch leaves, medicinal chamomile.

   The herbal collection of these three amazing plants has such effects as antibacterial, diuretic, diaphoretic, anti-inflammatory, wound healing, etc.

4. Horsetail, bearberry, birch leaf.

   These three healing miracle herbs have a strong diuretic effect.

5. Horsetail, evasive peony, birch leaf, buckthorn bark.

   This collection, consisting of four amazing plants, has invaluable effects in removing salts from the body and preventing the occurrence of serious diseases such as kidney stones, joint diseases, brittle bones, etc.

Collection of herbs
The general course of using horsetail decoction is no more than one month, but in any case, the duration of taking this medicinal herb should be determined only by a specialist doctor.

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Horsetail tea: benefits

As stated above, horsetail is fraught with many healing properties, so tea made from it will provide great benefits to the human body: both therapeutic and preventive. For example, in the treatment of helminthic infestations, as well as in their prevention.

The use of horsetail is especially useful during seasonal diseases, as well as in the autumn-winter period, when human immunity needs additional support.

Horsetail drink

There are generally accepted standards for preparing a healing drink from horsetail

To do this, you need to pour 2 tablespoons of horsetail into 200 ml of hot water, wrap it in a towel and let it brew for 30–40 minutes. The same decoction can be made in a thermos.

Since horsetail has virtually no aromatic notes, it can be mixed with a small amount of an herb such as meadowsweet (meadowsweet) or dried jasmine flowers. Such combinations of herbs beneficial to the human body will make the hot drink not only aromatic and healthy, but will also give the tea drinking process a special, pleasant atmosphere.

We draw your attention to the fact that it is advisable to eliminate any problems at three levels: physical, energetic and spiritual

. The recipes contained in the article are not a guarantee of recovery. The information provided must be considered as capable of helping (based on the experience of traditional and modern medicine, the multifaceted effect of herbal remedies), but not as a guarantee.

Application in cosmetology

The silicic acid and tannins contained in the plant have a rejuvenating effect on the skin. This property is used in cosmetology.

Face tonic

A natural tonic is prepared from the boiled stems. After boiling over low heat for 7 minutes, let the drug cool and remove the cake. The liquid is frozen in the freezer. Use the resulting frozen ice cubes to wipe your face and neck in the morning.

Hair rinse

You can use several recipes as a hair care product:

1. The plant is infused in water at the rate of (1 to 5). After washing your hair, rinse with this product.
2. Prepare a decoction (2 liters of water and 5 tablespoons of dry herbs). Boil for half an hour and strain. Rinse your hair 2-3 times in 7 days.
3. Decoction of 2 tbsp. spoons of horsetail and 500 ml of water after boiling, infuse for 2 hours. Rinsing washed hair helps reduce dandruff and reduces oiliness.

Horsetail decoctions and tinctures are also used to care for the hands and skin of the feet. Added to baths for cellulite and skin problems.

Collection for vitiligo

To treat vitiligo take:

• 10 g nettles, corn silk, juniper berries, plantain and sage;
• 15 g St. John's wort, tree, horsetail;
• 5 g wormwood.

Pour 3 tbsp into a container. l. collection and pour 500 ml of hot liquid, leave the mixture for an hour. Filter and take ½ glass before meals. This herb is also used in combination with other plants to treat nail fungus.