> Supplement Index > Horsetail / Equisetum arvense / Shavegrass / Pewterwort / Bottlebrush / Horsetail rush / Paddock-pipes / Dutch rushes / Mares tail > Horsetail General Information Horsetail Uses & Scientific Evidence For Horsetail Dosage Information Horsetail Safety & Interaction Information Buy Horsetail Supplements and Products - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Horsetail General Information Horsetail is the sole living descendant of an ancient plant that served as a dinosaur snack in primitive times. This herb is an excellent source of silica which is necessary for bone repair, cartilage, and connective tissue. Horsetail is also abrasive enough to be used for polishing. Since early times, Horsetail has been used to treat urinary disorders, wounds, gonorrhea, nosebleeds, digestive disorders, and gout. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Horsetail Uses & Scientific Evidence For Today Horsetail is recommended to help keep bones and nails strong. The Chinese use Horsetail to reduce fevers and to soothe eye inflammations, such as conjunctivitis and corneal disorders. They also used this plant to treat dysentery, flu, swellings and hemorrhoids. A famous German herbalist, Rudolf Weiss, suggests that this herb can relieve symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis; however, there is no scientific evidence to support its effectiveness. Recent research on Horsetail in Russia is showing promise in its ability to remove lead accumulations in the body. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Horsetail Dosage Information The recommended dosage of Horsetail is 1 g in capsule or tea form up to 3 times a day as needed. Do not confuse medicinal Horsetail with its toxic relative Marsh Horsetail (Equisetum palustre). - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Horsetail Safety & Interaction Information Taking Horsetail in the recommended doses is generally regarded as safe; however, it may cause a loss of potassium, which could be dangerous for those taking drugs in the digitalis category. Horsetail also contains very small amounts of nicotine so it is suggested that young children, pregnant or nursing women, or those with severe liver or kidney disease refrain from using this supplement. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - Buy Horsetail Supplements and Products Below