The Walking & Jumping Spores of Horsetail Plants - Video

Truly a mind-blowing video with music - scientists discovered in 2013 that the spores of horsetail plants walk and jump!

http://phys.org/news/2013-09-horsetail-spores-video.html

Links for more information & research about horsetail

The University of Maryland published an in-depth article in 2013 about horsetail here:

https://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/herb/horsetail

The Sarah Cannon Research Institute in August, 2013 published an article about this herb:

http://sarahcannonresearch.com/your-health/index.dot?id=21760&lang=English&db=hlt&ebscoType=static&widgetTitle=Oncology

Healthline published an in-depth 4 page article about horsetail:

http://www.healthline.com/natstandardcontent/horsetail

Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database has an informative article about this herb:

http://naturaldatabase.therapeuticresearch.com/nd/PrintVersion.aspx?id=843&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

Purdue University has a comprehensive horsetail article:

https://www.extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/WS/WS-29-W.pdf

HerbWisdom.com has an article that mentions a Russian study found horsetail can help remove lead from the human body:

http://www.herbwisdom.com/herb-horsetail.html

Zhion.com has an interesting article about this herb and mentions many research studies done on it:

http://www.zhion.com/herb/Horsetail.html

A doctor wrote an article about horsetail herb in February, 2014:

http://www.raysahelian.com/horsetail.html

Sigma-Aldrich has a horsetail article:

http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/life-science/nutrition-research/learning-center/plant-profiler/equisetum-arvense.html

Homeremediesweb talks about horsetail at length here:

http://www.homeremediesweb.com/horsetail-health-benefits.php

The pharmacology of horsetail is discussed at drugs.com:

http://www.drugs.com/npp/horsetail.html

Horsetail Herb - Fungicidal Properties

Interesting article here about how horsetail herb is good for a fungicidal on roses and applied topically on human skin:

http://www.motherearthliving.com/mother-earth-living/down-to-earth-an-ancient-herb-for-a-modern-garden.aspx#axzz30E3gxfZu

Recipes for Herbal Preparations of Horsetail

The aerial parts (parts of plant above the ground) of the horsetail herb can be used medicinally by applying it to the body externally or ingested (consumed) internally.

The following species of horsetail are generally considered safe for use:
Equisetum arvense



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Horsetail (equisetum sp.)