Horse tail

• Very diuretic: As we mentioned, its greatest quality is to eliminate fluid retention and this is thanks to the fact that it is very diuretic. Eliminates excess fluids from our body, contains potassium and flavonoids. Increases the amount of urine up to 30% so it helps eliminate large amounts of toxins and bacteria. It is recommended to take it if you suffer from edema, rheumatitis, kidney stones, urinary tract infections or gout.
• Purifying: eliminates liquids while eliminating toxins, so combined with other plants such as milk thistle, dandelion or nettle, you will be able to thoroughly purify the body. A complete purification can be carried out a couple of times a year, one in autumn and another in spring, taking infusions with these characteristics daily.
• Slimming: Thanks to being very diuretic, it helps with weight loss and loss. It does not eliminate fat, only the excess liquid from the body, however, it is ideal to see how the liquids go down first to feel confident that we are on the right track.
• Remineralize the body: Because of its high mineral content, horsetail is ideal for nourishing our bones and preventing their weakening, so if you suffer from osteoporosis or have any cavities, it is perfect for healing bone lesions. It also helps us in times of tiredness, fatigue, anemia or exhaustion.
• Improves hair health: As it contains silicon, it helps promote hair growth, making it grow strong and healthy. In addition, it prevents the appearance of gray hair, dandruff or baldness.
• Take care of the skin and nails: Its high silicon content helps to form collagen, a substance necessary for the skin and nails.
• Control bleeding: If you have any wound that bleeds, or you are prone to nosebleeds, we recommend consuming this herb to cut or control bleeding.

What is horsetail for?

Once we have seen all its properties, we can get a clear idea of ​​what moments we can use the horsetail for. At the same time, there are different formats in which we can find it and each one of them can be useful for a certain moment, treating an ailment or a pathology.

• Infusion: is the most common way to consume horsetail. It is made like any other daily tea, adding one tablespoon of the product for each cup of boiling water. It can be sweetened to taste. The infusion helps us to treat a specific ailment and we can drink three glasses a day for a month and a half.
• Horsetail baths: To relax your feet and promote circulation, you can add a certain amount of horsetail in water and let it rest for at least half a day, once the time has passed you can submerge your feet and accompany it with a massage for half an hour.
• Capsules: Many times we find capsules that help us to receive the treatment more immediately.
• In tincture: It can be applied to the skin to take care of its elasticity and firmness, which is more difficult to find, so you have to visit specialized stores.
• Gel and cream: in this format it is ideal to combat annoying cellulite. It is applied once a day to the affected area. It acts as an anti-inflammatory, it can be applied in vaginal areas or where we have hemorrhoids, herpes or glaucoma.
• Shampoo: We can create a shampoo based on a horsetail concentrate, we would make a strong infusion and let it cool. We would later add this mixture to our natural shampoo and use it twice a week.

Contraindications of horsetail

Horsetail can be found in herbalists, health food stores or in some supermarkets. It can be found today in supermarkets more common as it has become a very popular plant.

This plant grows wild in humid places, next to rivers, lakes or swamps, especially in clay soils. Its stems are used, not the leaves.

This plant contains some substances that if consumed in excess can be harmful to the body. The side effects rechoed are the following:

• Headache
• Nervousness
• Loss of appetite
• Depression
• Digestive problems
• Muscular weakness
• Hypertension
• Lack of coordination
• Arrhythmias
• Irritated gastric mucosa

Therefore, it is not recommended for pregnant women or when they are breastfeeding. It should not be taken for more than 4 weeks in a row, so if you want to drink for a long time you have to consult your GP for you to make up your mind.