{"id":40,"date":"2026-05-27T13:32:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T10:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.powersite.ro\/?p=40"},"modified":"2026-05-27T13:32:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T10:32:46","slug":"coada-calului-equisetum-arvense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stage.powersite.ro\/en\/coada-calului-equisetum-arvense\/","title":{"rendered":"Horsetail (Equisetum arvense)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Description<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Field horsetail is a herbaceous perennial plant native in the plain area and up to the mountain area, in damp places, on the banks of waters, in meadows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Considered a real \u201cliving fossil\u201d, the plant dates back to the Devonian period. Field horsetail has been known and used from antiquity, in traditional medicine, as a source of salicylic acid (active substance contained in the modern aspirin).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Use<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The sterile stems are used for medical purposes, under the form of powder, decoction, hydroalcoholic extract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The active ingredients in the field horsetail have antimicrobial, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory action, they increase the resistance of connective tissue, they intensify local blood flow. The plant is indicated for internal use, under the form of tea with diuretic action, or topic use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We use it for its astringent, antiseptic properties, the skin tightening and the tissue regeneration properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aliphia\u00ae product\u00ae<\/sup> containing field horsetail extract:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n