Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Field horsetail

Plant

English

Field horsetail, Bottlebrush, Common horsetail, Corn horsetail, Equisetum arvense, Horsetail, Horsetails, Pewterwort, Scouring rush, Shave grass, Small scouring rush, Snake pipes, Western horsetail

Latin

Equisetum arvense Linne

Plantparts

Aerial part, Bough, Green stem, Herb, Plant, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Abdominal bloating, Abdominal disease, Abdominal diseases, abdominal disorders, Abdominal swelling, Abrasion, Abscess, Abscesses, Accumulation of fluids, Ache, Aches, Aching muscles, Acne, Acne vulgaris, Acute coryza, Acute viral nasopharyngitis, Adstringent, Affections of the liver, Aids digestion, Allergic diseases, Allergic rhinitis, Allergies, Allergy, Alopecia, Amygdalitis, Anaemia, Analgesic, Anal Itch, Anal itching, anemia, angina, Anodyne, Anorexia, Anorexy, Antalgic, Anti-abscess, Anti-acne, Anti-allergic, Anti-anemic, Antianginal, Anti-arteriosclerotic, Antiarthritic, Anti-atherosclerotic, Anti-bacterial, Antibacterial Agent, Anti-Bronchitic, Anti-caries, Anti-catarrhal, Anti-chilblain, Anti-dandruff, Antidepressant, Antidepressive, Anti-diarrheic, Antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Anti-dysenteric, Anti-eczemic, Anti-edemic, Anti-flu, Antifungal, Antifungal Agent, Anti-gingivitic, Anti-gonorrhea, Anti-gout, Antihaemorrhagic, Anti-hemorrhagic, Anti-hemorrhoidal, Antiherpetic, Anti-hypertensive, Antihypotensive agent, Antihæmorrhagic, Antiinflammatory, antiinflammatory agent in digestive tract diseases, Antiobesity, Anti-obesity medication, Anti-perspirant, Antiphogistic, Anti-Rheumatic, antiseptic, Anti-Stress, Anti-Tubercular, Antiulcer, Anusitis, anxiety, Anxiety disorder, Anxiety disorders, Anxious, Appetite stimulant, Appetizer, Appetizing, Arterial hypertension, arteriosclerosis, Arteriosclerotic vascular disease, Arthritis, Arthrosis, Articular rheumatism, a sore throat, Assist healing of wounds, Asthenia, Asthenia of kidney, Asthenia of liver, Astrigent, Astringent, atherosclerosis, Atony, Bactericidal, Bactericide, Bacteriostatic, bad digestion, Bad tooth, baktericidal, Baldness, Bed sore, Bedsores, Bedwetting, benificial effect on the digestion, Betwetting, Blackhead, Bladder ailments, Bladder complaints, Bladder disease, Bladder diseases, bladder disorders, Bladder infection, Bladder infections, Bladder inflammation, Bladder problems, bladder stone, Bleeding, Bleeding gums, Bleeding Stancher, Bloating, blood building, blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood Coagulant, Blood formation, Bloodforming, Blood purifier, Bloody flux, boils, Bone break, Bone fracture, Bone fractures, Brittleness of the bones, Broken bone, Broken bones, Bronchial catarrh, Bronchitis, Bronquite, cachexy, Calculous affections, cardiac conditions, Cardiac diseases, cardiac problems, Cardiac troubles, Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular disease, Cardiovascular diseases, Caries, Carminative, Carminativum, Catarrh, Catarrhal inflammation, catarrh of the bladder, Cavities, Cellulite, Cellulitis, check bleeding, Chest complaint, Chest Conditions, Chilblain, Chilblains, chill, Chill burns, Chills, cholagogic, Cholagogue, Cholelithiasis, Choleliths, Chronical Swelling of legs, Chronic pain, Clap, Cleanses the blood, Clears gas, Coagulant, cold, Colds, Coloenteritis, Common cold, conjunctivitis, Consumption, corpulence, Coryza, Cutaneous conditions, Cutaneous Eruptions, Cutaneous infections, cystitis, Cystitis acuta, Cystolith, cystolithiasis, Dandruff, debility, Decubitus ulcers, Dental caries, depression, depurant, Depurative, dermatitis, dermatological, dermatological complaints, Dermatosis, diaorrhea, Diaphoretic, diarrhea, diarrhoea, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, discharge, disease of the bladder, disease of the liver, Diseases of chest, disinfectant, disorder of metabolism, disorder of the heart, disorder of the kidneys, disorders of the liver, dispepsia, Diuretic, dropsy, dysentery, dyspepsia, Eczema, edema, Enhances immune resistance, enlargement of the lungs, Enteritis, enterocolitis, Enuresis, epistaxis, eruption, Eupeptic, excema, exhaustion, expectorant, Expellant of bile, Expellant of phlegm, Fart, fatness, flatulence, flatulency, flatus, Flu, fluid accumulation, flux, fracture, fractures, Freight, fungicide, Fungitoxic, fungus, Gallstone, Gallstones, Gas, General atony, General debility, General fatigue, General fatigue of the organism, General lassitude, General lassitude of organism, General weakness, Gentle diuretic, Gingivitis, Glandular swellings, goiter, Goitre, gonorrhea, Gonorrhoea, Good for digestion, Gout, gravel, Gripe, Grippe, Gum Bleeding, haematopoiesis, haemorrhage, haemorrhage from the lungs, Haemorrhagic conditions, Haemorrhaging, haemorrhoids, haemostatic, Hair loss, Hair Strengthener, Hardening of the arteries, hardning of the arteries, have weak nerves, hayfever, Head colds, healing, healing cuts, Healing wounds, heal wounds, heart complaints, heart conditions, heart disease, Heart diseases, heart disorder, heart disorders, heart problems, heart trouble, hematopoiesis, hemorrhage, hemorrhage from the lungs, Hemorrhaging, Hemorrhoid, Hemorrhoids, Hemostat, Hemostatic, hepatic disease, Hepatic disorders, hepatic problems, Herbal tonic, Herpes, hidrotic, High blood pressure, Hordeolum, Hydropsy, Hypertension, Hyper tensive, hypertrophy of prostate, Hypotension, Hypotensive, Hæmostatic, Icterus, immune enhangement, Immune weakness, Immunostimulant, improves appetite, improves digestion, Imune activation, Imune stimulant, inappetence, Incontinence, Increases the appetite, indigestion, Indolent ulcers, Induce sweating, Infant's trush, Infected sore throats, infection of the urinary organs, infections in the urinary tract, Inflamed skin conditions, inflammation of mucous membrane, inflammation of the bladder, Inflammation of the digestive tract, Inflammation of the gum tissue, inflammation of the lungs, inflammation of the prostate, inflammation of the skin, inflammation of the throat, Inflammation of the tonsils, inflammed gums, Inflammed joints, influenza, inhibit bleeding, intestinal catarrh, intestinal gas, involuntary discharge of urine, Involuntary urination, jaundice, Joint inflammation, Joint inflammations, Kidney Ailments, kidney complaints, kidney disease, Kidney diseases, kidney disorders, kidney gravel, kidney problem, kidney problems, kidney sand, Kidney stone, Kidney stone disease, Kidney Stones, Kidney tonic, Kidney treatment, kidney trouble, lack of appetite, lassitude, Liver ailments, liver complaints, Liver diseases, Liver disorders, Liverishness, liver problems, loss of appetite, loss of blood, loss of hair, low blood pressure, Lowers bloodpressure, Lung ailments, Lung complaints, lung disease, lung diseases, lung disorders, Lung inflammation, Lung problems, makes the blood coagulate, metabolic derangement, metabolic disorder, Metabolic Disorders, metabolic disturbance, mild diuretic, Milk allergy, Mouth blisters, Mouth Sores, MTB, Mucolytic agent, Muscle pain, muscle pains, muscular pain, Myalgia, Nasal bleeding, Neckacke, Nephrolith, Nephropathy, nerve tonic, Nervine, Nervine tonic, Nervous atony, Nervous debility, Nervous lassitude, Nervousness, Nervous trophorestorative, Neurasthenia, Night sweats, Nocturnal enuresis, Nosebleed, Nosebleeding, nose-bleeds, Nourishing, Nutrious, Nutritious, Nutritive, obesity, oedema, Osteoporosis, Pain, painful disorders, Pain in the muscels, pain in the throat, painkiller, pain relief, pain relieving, Pains, pains in general, pain stilling, paradontosis, parodontal disease, Periodontitis, Pernio, Perniosis, Persistant sores, Phthisis, Phthisis pulmonalis, Phthysis, Piles, pimples, pinkeye, plantar wart, pneumonia, pneumonitis, pneumonorrhagia, Podagra, polisher, Pollen allergy, Pollenosis, Poor appetite, Poor digestion, poorly healing sores, positive influence on the imune system, Pressor, Pressure sores, Pressure ulcers, Promotes digestion, promotes healing of wounds, prostate, Prostate inflammation, prostate problems, prostatic condition, prostatic disease, prostatic enlargement, prostatic hypertrophy, Prostatitis, Pruritus ani, Pulmonary Conditions, pulmonary disease, pulmonary emphysema, purify blood, purify the blood, Pyorrhea alveolaris, quinsy, Rash, Rashes, reduce blood pressure, reduce fluid retention, reduce high bloodpressure, reduce inflammation, reduces swellings, Renal Calculi, renal calculus, Renal disease, Renal disorders, renal problems, Renal stones, Restores the blood, Rheumatic arthralgia, rheumatic diseases, Rheumatic disorder, rheumatic pain, rheumatic pains, rheumatism, Rheumatoid arthritis, Rhinitis, running sore, Sciatica, Sciatic neuritis, scrape, skin disease, Skin diseases, skin disorders, skin eruption, Skin Eruptions, Skin infection, Skin infections, skin inflammation, skin inflammations, skin problems in general, skin rashes, Sleep hyperhidrosis, Slimming, slow-healing sores, slow-healing wounds, Slow-to-heal wounds, Smallpox, sores in the mouth, sore skin, Sore throat, spots, Stanches blood, staunches bleeding, Stimulant to increase appetite, stimulates digestion, Stimulates the immune system, stimulate the appetite, Stiptic, Stone in the gallbladder, Stones in kidney, stones in the urinary tract, Stop bleeding, stops bleeding, Stress, struma, Stuffy nose, Sty, stye, Styptic, sudorific, suffer from stone, suffering from a nervous disorder, suppurating wound, sweat-inducing, Swelling of the prostate, swellings, swollen glands, TB, the flue, throat infections, throat inflammation, Throat pain, thrush, to cleanse the blood, To lose weight, Tonic, tonsilitis, tonsillitis, Tooth decay, treatment of allergies, trush, tuberculosis, Ulcerous sores, ulcers, Urinary bladder disease, Urinary bladder inflammation, Urinary incontinence, urinary infection, urinary infections, urinary tract infection, Urinary trophorestorative, Urolithiasis, Used as an antiseptic, Used in the treatment of anaemia, Used in the treatment of anemia, Used in the treatment of liver disorders, varicose veins, varicose vessel, Varíola, varix, Vasopressor, Vasopressor agent, vesical calculi, Vesical calculus, Vulnerary, Warming digestive, wart on the foot, Weak hair, weak nerves, Weakness, Weakness of the bladder, Weakness of the kidney, Weight loss, wind, Wound bleeding, Wound healing, Wound repair, Wounds healing

Cancer

Anti-cancer, Anti-carciogenic, Anti-cariogenic, Cancer, Malignant neoplasm, Malignant tumor

Women's diseases

Aids milk flow in nursing mothers, All women's diseases, Encourages breast milk, Ensures good milk supply, Erratic periods, excessive menstruation, excessive periods, feminine disorders, Galactagogue, Galactopoietic, Gynaecological, Gyneacological, Gyneacologycal, Gyneacoloical, Heavy periods, increase milk sekretion in women, Irregular cycles, Irregular menstruation, irregular period, Irregular periods, Lactagogue, Menorrhagia, Metritis, Milk production stimulant, profuse menstruation, promotes the flow of milk, Regulate menstruation, stimulate milk production, stimulate the flow of milk, Uterine inflammation

Homoeopathically uses

homoeopathically use, Homoeopathically uses

Other uses

colouring, Dye, Dyeing, Used to dye different types of fibres

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in Northeastern Brazil, Phytomedical use in Brazil

Ingredients

 2,4-Methylene-Cholesterol, 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid, Aconitic acid, alkaloid, Alpha-Carotene, aluminium, Apigenin, ascorbic acid, ash, Astragalin, Beta-Sitosterol, Bitter Components, caffeic acid, Calcium, Campesterol, Carbohydrates, Carbonic acid, Chlorogenic acid, Cholesterol, Chromium, citric acid, cobalt, Cystathionine, Equisetonin, fat, Ferulic acid, Fibres, Flavin, flavo-Glycoside, flavonoid, fumaric acid, gallic acid, Galuteolin, Glyceric acid, gossypol, inositol, iron, Isoquercetin, Kaempferol, Lutein-epoxid, Luteolin, magnesium, malic acid, Malonic acid, manganese, mannitol, mineral, Naringenin, Niacin, nicotine, Organic acid, oxalic acid, Palmitic acid, Palustrine, P-Coumaric acid, Pectinic acid, phenolic acid, phosphoric acid, phosphorus, Potassic salt, potassium, protein, Protocatechuic acid, Quercetin, Quercetin glycosides, quercitrin, resin, salts of potassium, saponin, Selenium, Shikimic acid, Silicic acid, silicon, Silicon dioxide, sodium, Sulfur, Tannic acid, tannin, Taxifolin, Thymine, Tin, Vanillic acid, Vitamin B, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, water, Zeaxanthin, zinc, Β-Carotene, Β-cryptoxanthin

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0050

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