A passage from Medicinal Plants of the American Southwest:
Although its mechanism of action as a hemostatic is not clearly understood, the plant lessens passive hemorrhaging. Use it if there is blood in the urine from physical injury or gastrointestinal bleeding from ulceration or other non–malignant inflammatory processes. Internal preparations may even be useful if there is blood–tinged sputum from a severe cough.
A passage from Herbal Medicine: Trends and Traditions:
Mainly a urinary tract medicine, Horsetail is soothing to the area and is of use in diminishing urinary tract irritability and painful urination. Internal preparations are mildly diuretic and will assist in eliminating fluid build up (from non–organic causes) around the ankles, wrists, and mid–sections of the body. Moreover, when taken as a daily tea, kidney stone formation is reduced through the plant’s ability of increasing urine volume.
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