Horse tail is said to be useful in healing eczema and acne. also some say it is helpful to stop bleeding in wounds and speeds healing.
The barren stems, stripped of their silica-impregnated covering are said to have diuretic and astringent qualities. Indians and early settlers used them for Dropsey. The Paiutes burned the ground leaves and used the ashes for cankers and sore gums. The Shoshones did the same thing with the dried and powdered roots.
Horsetail can be used to sand wood!
This remarkable quality is explained by the plants high silica content.
Horse tails are among the oldest of all plants,
having dominated the plant world some 200 million years ago.
In those times they were giant fernlike trees.
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