HORSETAIL

Renal function
Joints
Beauty

Horsetail, Equisetum Arvense, belongs to the genus Equisetum. It comes from the temperate regions of Europe, Asia and North America, and is known for its renal elimination and joint health properties. Read the detailed description

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Plant

Partie aérienne

Plant extract

>1% silice

Plante

Plant extract

>2% silice

Plante

Plant extract

4/1

Plante

Regulations
and analysis

Identification : TLC

Data on traditional use

Cahier de l’agence du médicament (France):

  • Facilitates the body’s elimination functions
  • Facilitates renal elimination of water

EMA monograph :

  • Renal water elimination and urinary tract health

WHO monograph :

  • Kidney function and urinary tract health

German monograph :

  • Kidney and urinary tract health
Plant bylaw file
prêle

Detailed description

Horsetail Equisetum arvense is a perennial plant belonging to the Equisetaceae family. Considered a “weed”, it resembles a fern found in low-lying wetlands, often along rivers, in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

In traditional medicine, it is used for its recognized properties for kidney water elimination and urinary tract health, to soothe skin irritations and for its antioxidant properties.

Horsetail has many benefits for joint health and liver metabolism. Its extracts contain several flavonoids, flavone glycosides, caffeic acid esters and silicic acid, all of which are essential for healthy bones and joints, hair, nails and skin.