Steinmetz:Equisetum

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Equisetum arvense

Also known as (or relevant to) Equisetum arvense Equisetum minoris Family Equisetaceae English Names Corn Horse-tail Snake pipes Small Scouring Rush Natural Habitat Europe (including Great Britain) Balkan Part(s) Used Herba Equiseti arvensis

Constituent(s) equisetonin (saponin) silica wax resin starch sugar fixed oil salts tannin acids Action astringent diuretic haemostatic disinfectant carminative. Because of its high content of silica the herb is excellent in the treatment of pulmonary consumption - In the household it is used for scouring and polishing.

Equisetum hiemale (hyemale)

Also known as (or relevant to) Equisetum hiemale (hyemale) Equisetum majoris Family Equisetaceae English Names Dutch Rushes Shavegrass Rough Horse-tail Large Scouring Rush Natural Habitat Europe (including Great Britain) Balkan China Part(s) Used Herba Equiseti majoris

Constituent(s) silica wax resin starch sugar fixed oil salts mucilage Action diuretic astringent haemostatic (in preference to Equisetum arvense which is less active). Because of its high content of silica the herb is excellent in the treatment of pulmonary consumption. - In the household it is used for scouring and polishing.