Shavegrass / Horsetail (Equisetum arvense)Shavegrass also known as Horsetail (Equisetum arvense) Horsetail, also known as Shavegrass, is a plant. The aboveground parts are used to make medicine, and is used for "fluid retention" (edema), kidney and bladder stones, urinary tract infections, the inability to control urination ( incontinence), and general disturbances of the kidney, and bladder. It is also used for balding; tuberculosis; jaundice; hepatitis; brittle fingernails; joint diseases; gout; osteoarthrutus; weaj bibes ( osteporosis); and heavy menstrual periods. |