Horsetail Liquid Extract

Description

Horsetail is a prehistoric plant found throughout Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and North America, with distinctive hollow stems and shoots.  Horsetail has an unusual chemistry compared to most other plants.  It is rich in silica, a substance that plays a role in keeping bones strong and joints lubricated, and it also contains several alkaloids and various other minerals all which provide an array of health benefits.

Researchers have identified 25 compounds from the oils extracted from horsetail leaves.  They found that one group of compounds promotes anti-microbial activity.  Yet another compound demonstrates high level anti-oxidant activity; compounds like n-butanol, methanol and ethyl acetate, all exhibit significant free-radical scavenging activity.  And its high silica content makes it an age-old remedy for strengthening bones.  In other studies, researchers have also discovered that the ethanolic extract found in horsetail offers anti-anxiety benefits comparable to diazepam, with a lower sedative effect.  This is truly an unusual extract with many diverse uses.

Horsetail is well known for its urological benefits, and it’s been used to ease or treat fluid retention, edema, kidney and bladder stones, urinary tract infections, incontinence, and general disturbances of the kidney and bladder.

Hawaii Pharm Liquid Horsetail Extract is:

• Alcohol-free, Non-GMO, and gluten-free
• Expertly extracted and super-concentrated
• All natural ingredients

Ingredients: Certified Organic Horsetail (Equisetum Arvense) dried herb.  Alcohol-free, non-GMO and gluten free.  Origin: Bulgaria. Strength: Dry plant material / super concentrated extract / solvents ratio 1:3 w/v.

Other ingredients:  Vegetable palm glycerin, crystal clear water.

Directions:  Shake well before use.  20-30 drops, three (3x) times a day or as directed by your practitioner.  The best way to use liquid herbal glycerites is to put the suggested amount in a glass of water, tea, or juice and drink the entire contents.  Glycerites can also be administered directly into the mouth without the assistance of water however some glycerites are unpalatable which is why most people prefer to dilute them into a beverage.

Warnings:  Avoid horsetail if you are at risk of low potassium because horsetail may increase potassium excretion.  Avoid horsetail if you have gout, diabetes or kidney or heart problems as well.  Horsetail may interact with diuretics, alcohol, nicotine patches or gum and the drug lithium.

Alcoholism:  People who are alcoholics are generally also thiamine deficient.  Taking horsetail might make thiamine deficiency worse.

Low thiamine levels (thiamine deficiency):  There is a concern that horsetail could make thiamine deficiency worse.

Diabetes:  Horsetail might lower blood sugar levels in people with diabetes.

Low potassium levels (hypokalemia):  Horsetail might flush potassium out of the body, possibly leading to potassium levels that are too low.  Until more is known, use horsetail with caution if you are at risk for potassium deficiency.