Horsetail Plant

Horse Tail is a plant. The above ground parts are used to make medicine. Horsetail is used for “fluid retention” (edema), kidney and bladder stones, urinary tract infections, the inability to control urination (incontinence), and general disturbances of the kidney and bladder. It is also used for balding, tuberculosis, jaundice, hepatitis, brittle fingernails, joint diseases, gout, osteoarthritis, weak bones (osteoporosis), frostbite, weight loss, heavy menstrual periods, and uncontrolled bleeding (hemorrhage) of the nose, lung, orstomach. Horsetail is applied directly to the skin to treat wounds and burns.

How does it work?
The chemicals in horsetail may have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. Plants related to horsetail contain chemicals that work like "water pills" (diuretics) and increase urine output. But it isn't clear whether horsetail has this effect.