Clinical Plant Tidbits - Pacific School of Herbal Medicine

Clinical Plant Tidbits - Pacific School of Herbal Medicine: "Horsetail (Equisetum sp.)
Harvesting: Pick it in a clean area. Best time to harvest is midsummer when plants are large but still somewhat succulent. Contrary to modern herbal pseudo-factoid, the plant is safe to use internally when picked midsummer. Picking when plant is large lets us get more medicine while disturbing fewer plants than if picking when the plants are small and young. It is considerate of the plant and habitat to pick this way. (This modern American herbal-factoid goes something like this: "As this plant ages the silica crystals get too big. Those big silica crystals can do harm to the kidneys.")"

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