Besides horsetail’s ability to stop bleeding, recent studies show that horsetail helps treat bed-wetting, incontinence, and urinary tract infections.

Five Lesser-Known Facts About Horsetail:

1. Horsetail extract is often used as a supplement for silica. It has one of the highest concentrations of silica in the plant kingdom.
2. The only place where horsetail is not found is in Antarctica. Most horsetail plants prefer wet sandy soils, though they can also be semi-aquatic.
3. In China, horsetail was traditionally used primarily to treat a wide variety of eye disorders, hence the Chinese common name of “Eyes of Fire.”
4. In Japan, horsetail is boiled and then dried to be used in the final polishing process on woodcraft, as it can produce a smoother finish than any sandpaper.
5. The ash of the burnt plant can be used for stomach acid issues, dyspepsia, etc., as it is considered both cooling and astringing.

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