Horsetail Field or Tolkachik is a valuable perennial herbaceous herb plant, up to 40 centimeters high, of the Khvoschev family. Has reddish, unbranched stems with a spikelet at the end, pointed upwards and has no flowers. The plant is unpretentious and therefore grows in any soil. Distributed in the territory of the CIS, except deserts.
- chemical composition
- Alkaloids
- Acids
- Flavonoids
- Phenolic acids
- Useful properties
- Application
- From
- diarrhea for
- immunity When gallstones
- internal bleeding
- From trophic ulcers
- From boils
- From depriving
- From
- dermatitis eczema
- From fistula
- With
- Gastritis From gout
- For rheumatism, arthritis, arthrosis, osteochondrosis
- From cystitis
- With bowel disorder
- From increasedof
- from chronic cough
- From dry cough
- For hair
- For weight loss
- Application of extract
- For bedsores, ulcers, eczema
- For hemorrhoidal bleeding
- For acne and seborrhea
- Procurement and storage
Chemical composition
The chemical composition of this plant is very diverse, it includes:
to the table of contents ^Alkaloids
- Nicotine.
- Equisetin.
- Tannins.
- Resins.
Acids
- Oxalic.
- Apple.
- Linoleic.
- Aconite.
- Ascorbic.
- Silicon.
- Sitosterol.
- Dimethyl sulfone.
- . Akrotin.
Flavonoids
- Quercetin-3-glucoside.
- Kempferol-3-sophoroside.
- Kempferol-7-diglucoside.
- Apigenin-5-glycoside.
- Quercetin.
- Kempferol.
- Saponarethin.
- Naringenin.
- Dihydroxempferol.
- Dihydroquercetin.
- Isoquercetin.
- Luteolin-7-glucoside.
Phenolacids
- P-oxybenzoic.
- Protocatechic.
- P-coumaric.
- Vanilla.
- Ferulovaya.
- Coffee.
- Apigenin.
- Luteolin.
- Genkvanin.
Useful properties
Field horseshoe has the following properties:
- Hemostatic.
- Wound healing.
- Strong diuretic.
- Disinfectant.
- Spasmolytic.
- Antimicrobial.
- Anti-inflammatory.
- General restorative for the whole organism.
- Anthelminthic.
Application of
From diarrhea
Prepare powder from dried horsetail. Dissolve in boiled water with a calculation of 30 grams per liter. Take 150 grams in the morning and in the evening.
to table of contents ^For immunity
Mix a glass of boiling water and a tablespoon of horsetail. Infuse 1 hour. Strain. Divide into 3 parts and take during the day.
to the table of contents ^For cholelithiasis
Wormwood( grass) and horsetail field mix in equal amounts. A teaspoonful of this mixture mixed with a glass of water, boil for 10-15 minutes. Strain, take a glass 2 times a day.
to the table of contents ^With internal bleeding
20 grams of herb infuse for a long time in 1 liter of white wine. Take 100 grams on an empty stomach in the morning.
to table of contents ^From trophic ulcer
Grind dry horset to fall asleep in the wound, attach a washed and dried cabbage or a burdock leaf. Do 2 times a day until the ulcer clears.
to table of contents ^From the boils
4 tablespoons dry horsetail pour 2 glasses of water, boil for 15 minutes over low heat. Strain, cool. Treat affected skin areas.
to contents ^From depriving
4 tablespoons of herbs to pour 200 grams of boiling water, steamed for 10 minutes in a water bath. After half an hour, strain and smear the affected skin. After an hour, depriving the place of a tincture of tincture of birch buds. The procedure should be carried out every 3-4 hours.
From dermatitis
3 tablespoons of raw material 1 glass of water, boil for 1-3 minutes, cool. Wipe affected areas of the skin.
to table of contents ^From eczema
100 grams of dry ground grass to pour 5 liters of boiling water. Let boil, boil for 10 minutes over low heat. Insist 2 hours. Apply this bath every other day for a month.
to the table of contents ^From the fistula
With this disease, fresh horsetail juice, by which the wound is treated, helps.
With gastritis
Grass horsetail, St. John's wort and chamomile, plantain leaves, valerian root blend in equal proportions, pour in literboiling water, insist half an hour. Take half a cup a day before dinner.
to table of contents ^From gout
1 tablespoon horsetail insist in a glass of cold water for a day. Strain. Take after meals 4 times a day.
to the table of contents ^For rheumatism, arthritis, arthrosis, osteochondrosis
20 grams of dry herbs pour 200 grams of boiling water. To insist an hour. Strain. Apply as a compress to the sore spot.
From cystitis
2 tablespoons of horsetail pour a liter of water, boil for 10 minutes. Insist in a warm place for 20 minutes, strain, squeeze the horsetail wrapped in cheesecloth and attach to the bottom of the stomach. Broth take a glass 2-3 times a day.
to table of contents ^For bowel disorder
30 grams of horsetail powder is dissolved in 1 liter of boiled water. Take as necessary.
to table of contents ^From excessive sweating
4 grams of horsetail herbs pour a glass of boiling water. Infuse for 2 hours. It is added to the bath.
to table of contents ^From chronic cough
20 grams of horsetail herbs to fill the floor with liters of warm water. Boil on low heat for 30 minutes.10 minutes to insist, strain, squeeze out the remains of grass and pour warm water until the initial amount of liquid. Take 150 grams 3-4 times a day.
to table of contents ^From dry cough
2 tablespoons of dried horsetail pour 1 liter of hot water. Bring to a boil and boil for 3 hours on a very low heat. Strain. Take as needed.
to the table of contents ^For the hair
4 spoons of herb horset to fill in 3 liters of boiling water, cook over low heat for 30 minutes. Cool, drain, rinse with broth hair.
to the table of contents ^For weight loss
1 cup of water mixed with 4 tablespoons horsetail. For half an hour, evaporate in a water bath. Then add 200 grams of water. Take an hour after eating a third of the glass.
to table of contents ^Application of
extract There is a pharmacy form of horsetail medicine that can be used for home treatment:
You can make teas, decoctions, infusions and additives to medicinal baths. Liquid extract can be purchased at the pharmacy. It is prepared on 60% alcohol by percolation.
to table of contents ^From decubitus, ulcers, eczema
The extract is mixed with butter or cosmetic Vaseline in a ratio of 1: 4.Lubricate affected areas of the skin several times a day.
With hemorrhoidal bleeding
4 teaspoons of liquid extract pour 2 cups of boiling water. Take a small sip during the day.
to contents ^Acne and seborrhea
Wipe skin with liquid horsetail extract after washing.
to table of contents ^Contraindications
Along with useful properties, there are contraindications to the use of horsetail. It is necessary to carefully observe the dosage when taken in.
The plant is not used:
- With nephritis, neurosis.
- With high cholesterol.
- For allergic reactions.
- When pregnant.
- For children under 8 years.
- During lactation.
- With high rates of blood clotting.
- With exacerbations of the duodenum and stomach ulcers.
- With individual intolerance.
Harvesting and storage of
Collect horsetail shoots( 5-10 centimeters) without spike in summer in dry weather and quickly dry in fresh air. Store in boxes, papered, or in linen bags, until the stems lose their green color. It is stored for 4 years.