Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Equisetum hyemale (Equisetaceae)

Common Names
Horsetail, Scouring Rush
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ACONITIC-ACID 1 Plant *
ARSENIC 2 Plant 0.1 -0.45 *
ARSENIC 2 Root 0.1 -0.20 *
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Plant *
CALCIUM 28 Plant 15500.0 0.20 *
COPPER 12 Plant 4.0 -1.11 *
DIMETHYLSULFON 0 Plant *
FERULIC-ACID 61 Plant *
GOSSYPETIN-3-BETA-D-...GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Plant *
HERBACETIN-3-BETA-D-...GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Plant *
IRON 6 Plant 140.0 -0.57 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Plant 1010.0 -0.95 *
MANGANESE 14 Plant 12.0 -0.61 *
MERCURY 1 Plant 0.1 -0.50 *
POTASSIUM 14 Plant 14900.0 -0.48 *
SILICON-DIOXIDE 0 Plant *
SODIUM 1 Plant 85.0 -0.30 *
ZINC 77 Plant 10.0 -0.42 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) Ichikawa, K., et al. 1991. Isolation and Structure Determination of Aldose Reductase Inhibitors from Traditional Thai Medicine, and Syntheses of Their Derivatives. Sankyo Kenkyusho Nempo, 43: 99-110.
Allelopathic 1 (View) Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic 1 (View) *
Analgesic 3 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 (View) *
Anorexic 1 (View) Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiacne 1 (View) *
Antiacrodermatitic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiadenoviral 1 (View) Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antiaggregant 3 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiaging 1 (View) *
Antiakathisic 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 3 (View) Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Antiallergic 2 (View) *
Antialopecic 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antialzheimeran 1 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antianemic 3 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 1 (View) Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic 1 (View) *