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Equisetum arvense L., ground herb, Demeter, from certified organic cultivation

History:

Around 400 million years ago, tree-sized horsetails populated entire forests alongside giant ferns and mosses. One of the many remnants of this ancient vascular spore plant is the field horsetail, also known to many as “zinnkraut” (tin herb).

Field horsetail owes its common name “horsetail” to its former use. It was mainly used as a cleaning agent for tin objects.

As a medicinal plant, field horsetail was already used in ancient times as a source of silicic acid and was praised for its hemostatic properties.

After falling out of favor for a while, Sebastian Kneipp revived horsetail's popularity as a medicinal plant and used it to treat rheumatism and gout, among other things.

Distribution:

Horsetail is widespread in Europe and North Asia. It grows mainly in fields, meadows, farmland, and roadsides.

Plant family:

Horsetail family = Equisetaceae

Common names: 

Horsetail, field horsetail, cat's tail, horse's tail, shaft hay, pan scraper, scouring herb.

Part of the plant used:

Summer shoots

Active ingredients:

Field horsetail (horsetail) contains about 10% silicic acid as well as flavonoids, plant acids, glycosides, potassium, carboxylic acids, water-soluble silicates, aluminum chloride, and potassium chloride.

2-4 g auf 250 ml heißes Wasser (mind.80°C) geben, 5 Minuten abgedeckt ziehen lassen & abseihen.

In gemahlener Form lässt sich das Pulver besonders vielseitig verarbeiten, etwa in Smoothies, Suppen oder als Streukraut.

2-4 g
mind.80°C
5 Minuten

In der europäischen Volksmedizin gehört Ackerschachtelhalm zu den traditionsreichsten Kräutern der Pflanzenkunde, auch aufgrund seines hohen, natürlichen Kieselsäuregehalts.

Ackerschachtelhalm zu den mineralstoffreichsten heimischen Wildkräutern,im Rahmen überlieferter Kräuteranwendungen ist Ackerschachtelhalm seit der Antike Teil der europäischen Pflanzenkunde.

Bereits die Naturforscher der Antike, darunter Plinius der Ältere, beschrieben Ackerschachtelhalm in ihren Schriften. Sein bis heute gebräuchlicher Name "Zinnkraut" geht auf die mittelalterliche Nutzung der rauen, kieselsäurehaltigen Stängel zum Polieren von Zinngeschirr zurück.

Hinweis: Kein Arzneimittel. Die beschriebene traditionelle Anwendung beruht auf der volksmedizinischen Überlieferung und stellt keine nachgewiesene medizinische Indikation dar. Bei gesundheitlichen Anliegen konsultieren Sie bitte einen Arzt oder Apotheker.

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