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

 Equisetum hyemale (Equisetaceae)

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Common name(s)
Buyuk Atkuyrugu; Tokusa; Shavegrass; Mu Tsei

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Antidote(Copper) China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Astringent Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Astringent Elsewhere ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Cancer Austria Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer Germany Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Diuretic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Epiphora China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Flux China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Hemorrhage China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Hemostat Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Leucorrhea China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Lung Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Menorrhagia China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Ophthalmia China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Prolapse China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Rectum China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Sore Canada(Kwakiutl) *
Tuberculosis Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Uterus China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Wound Canada(Kwakiutl) *
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.