Horsetail is a Chinese herbal medicine; wherever there is a puddle, there it grows

Wherever there is a puddle, this plant will grow. It has not a single leaf, and its whole body is made up of segments. As a child, when bored, I would pull it apart segment by segment and then wreck it piece by piece. Many friends have probably already guessed what plant this is: it is horsetail.

Horsetail is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine. This grass mostly grows in shrub thickets and has long grown in shaded places, so it is not easy for people to spot. Some people also call horsetail mujzei (Equisetum). Horsetail itself has very good effects on invigorating blood and dissolving stasis and on dredging meridians and activating collaterals, and horsetail is generally added to ordinary Chinese herbal folk remedies.

This species is a toxic plant recorded in the Chinese plant atlas database, and its toxicity is that the whole plant is toxic. Used as a Chinese herbal medicine, it has the functions of dispelling wind and dissipating heat and relieving muscle and reducing fever, and clinically it can treat diseases such as condyloma acuminatum and psoriasis.

Disease treatment requires consulting a professional doctor. This article is limited to popular science and is not to be used as clinical medication guidance.