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Equisetum hyemale


Order: Equisetales
Family: Equisetaceae
Genus: Equisetum
Species: E. hyemale
Common Names: Scorching rush or rough horsetail
Native to Large portions of Eurasia, Canada and the U.S., including Missouri.

Other plants of the same genus with medicinal properties

    E. arvense (common horsetail)
    E. sylvaticum (Wood horsetail)
    E. variegatum (Variegated horsetail)
    E. praealtum (Giant horsetail)
Morphology:
  • Leaves: Simple, whorled; Green, soft, flexible, truncate, entire.
  • Stems are unbranched column, 150 cm tall.
  • No flowers are seen
  • Fruit type sporangium, yellow brown
  • Consists of rhizomes

Uses in Tradition systems of medicine

  • Used in homeopathic medicines
  • Served as herbal tea
  • Used in Chinese traditional medicines for treatment of conjunctivital congestion.
Nutritional Properties
  • High concentration of silica 25% dry weight.
  • Minerals- Zinc, calcium, fluorine
  • Vitamin B5
  • Aconitic acid, fatty acid

Suggested Medicinal Properties

  • Antimicrobial
  • Antioxidant property
  • Anti-inflammatory
  • Antibacterial
  • Treatment of kidney stones
  • Oral therapeutic agent

Active Phytochemicals

1. 3-Deoxyequisetumpyrone
2. 4-O-Methylequisetumpyrone
3. Onitin
4. Apigenin
5. Luteolin
6. α- D- fructofuranose
7. 5-Hydroxymethyfurfural
8. L-Uridine
9. Chrysin
10. Kaempferol 3-O-sophoroside
11. Kaempferol 3,7-di-O-β-D-glucopyranoside
12. Kaempferol 3-sophoroside-7-di-O-β-D-glucopyranoside
13. Kaempferol 3,7-di-O- β-glucoside
14. Kaempferol 3-O-glucoside
15. Kaempferol 3-O-glycoside

References

Boeing, T., Tafarelo Moreno, K. G., Gasparotto Junior, A., Mota Da Silva, L., & de Souza, P. (2021). Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of the Genus Equisetum (Equisetaceae): A Narrative Review of the Species with Therapeutic Potential for Kidney Diseases. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/6658434

Zajączkowska, U., Kucharski, S., Nowak, Z., & Grabowska, K. (2017). Morphometric and mechanical characteristics of Equisetum hyemale stem enhance its vibration. Planta, 245(4), 835. https://doi.org/10.1007/S00425-017-2648-1

De Queiroz, G. M., Politi, F. A. S., Rodrigues, E. R., Souza-Moreira, T. M., Moreira, R. R. D., Cardoso, C. R. P., Santos, L. C., & Pietro, R. C. L. R. (2015). Phytochemical Characterization, Antimicrobial Activity, and Antioxidant Potential of Equisetum hyemale L. (Equisetaceae) Extracts. Journal of Medicinal Food, 18(7), 830–834. https://doi.org/10.1089/JMF.2014.0089