The natural ingredients of theField horsetail tincture dropsare: water, alcohol, horsetail.
To produce these very valuable drops we use the whole plant including the flowers.
The Latin name "equisetum arvense" aptly describes its location: "arvense" – in the field. For centuries, herbal tinctures have been made from horsetail.
Field horsetail sprouts in early spring. Its stem, with its many thin, green branches, has earned it popular names such as "cat's tail" and "foxtail." The Latin name "equisetum" means "horse's tail," which also aptly describes its appearance.
You may be more familiar with horsetail as "pewter herb." This name derives from the fact that the green, rough summer shoots were once used to clean and polish pewter plates and tin cans. The silica crystals embedded in the horsetail are what make the desired shine possible.
Field horsetail does not produce flowers. In spring, cone-shaped spore spikes grow, which take over the task of reproduction via spores. This characteristic makes field horsetail unpopular as a garden plant, as its spread is almost impossible to control. Furthermore, field horsetail develops deep roots that are difficult to remove. Field horsetail also spreads via these underground root systems.
