Equisetum, Horsetail, Mu Zei ๆจ่ดผ Hippuris, Ephedron, AnabasisMu Zei (TCM)Khu byug rtsa ljang เฝเฝดเผเฝเพฑเฝดเฝเผเฝขเพฉเผเฝฃเพเฝเผ (Tibet) Two varieties of HorsetailDioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Greater Horsetail, the right showing a spindle of wound Horsetail for selling.Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 4 different varieties of HorsetailNew Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563 E. arvensisFlora von Deutschland (4), Kohler, 1884 Botanical name: Equisetum arvenseAlso used are E. maximum, E. fluviatile, E. sylvaticum, E. palustre, E. limosum, and E. hyemale, the last being also used in TCM Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Cool, dry. Salty, sweet.“It is Cold in the First degree and Dry in the Second degree”. (Avicenna) Classifications: 2N. REPELLENTS. 2O. ASTRINGENTS. 2S. STRENGTHENING. 2T. GLUTINATE. 2Z. CICATRIZINGTCM:A. Clear Exterior Wind-Heat Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Damp, Promotes Urine: (West, Tibet) -hot, burning Urine; Strangury, Cystitis, Urethritis, Bladder Ulcers-Acute Prostatitis (BHP specific)-Gravel, Stones-Leukorrhea, Vaginitis, Gonorrhea 2. Clears Heat, Stops Bleeding: (West, Tibet, TCM) -Spitting or Vomiting Blood, or Blood in the Stool or Urine-applied externally to stop Bleeding-“it is very useful in cases of Bleeding”. (Avicenna) 3. Astringes to Stop Leakage: (West) -Seminal Emission, Spermatorrhea, Incontinence-constant desire to Urinate in the Elderly-Enuresis and Incontinence of Children (BHP specific)-Excessive Sweating-“It is astringent specially its extract is…
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