Description
- Member Owned Since 1976
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- Equisetum Arvense
- USDA Organic
- Kosher
- Non-Irradiated
- Certified Organic by QAI
A perennial grass that is dimorphic, having a fertile stem in the spring which dies back and is replaced by a sterile stem in early summer. The fertile stem is brownish in color, shorter and unbranched. The sterile stem is green with whorls of needle-like leaves and jointed stems. Also known as scouring rush, shavegrass, bottlebrush or pewter wort. Our horsetail consists of the sterile, aerial parts harvested in the summer months between June and August.
Origin:Â Bulgaria
Botanical name:Â Equisetum arvense
Suggested use
To prepare as a tea, pour 8 oz. boiling water over 2 tsp. of herb. Cover and steep 5-10 minutes, strain and serve immediately.
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