🌾 Horsetail (Shavegrass)

Botanical Name: Equisetum arvense
Also known as: Shavegrass • Scouring Rush • Bottlebrush Plant
Family: Equisetaceae
Origin: North America, Europe, and Asia
Parts Used: Aerial parts (stems)
Primary Use: Internal & External

✨ Description

Revered since ancient times, Horsetail is one of Earth’s oldest plants — a living fossil that predates even the dinosaurs. Known as Shavegrass for its silica-rich texture, this herb symbolizes renewal, strength, and endurance.

It’s loaded with silica, calcium, potassium, and flavonoids, making it a natural tonic for bones, hair, nails, and connective tissue. Horsetail gently supports kidney and bladder health, aids collagen production, and helps the body rebuild and remineralize from the inside out.

When used as a tea, powder, or rinse, Horsetail brings strength and shine — a beauty and wellness ally from root to crown.

🍵 Dried Herb Uses

As a mineralizing, cleansing, and rebuilding tonic:

Hair, Skin & Nails: Promotes growth and strength through natural silica.
Bone Support: Aids remineralization and collagen formation.
Kidney & Bladder Cleanse: Diuretic that helps flush excess fluids and toxins.
Wound & Skin Healing: Speeds tissue repair when used topically.
Joint & Tendon Health: Reduces inflammation and supports flexibility.

Directions (Internal Use):
Steep 1–2 teaspoons of Horsetail in 8 oz of hot water for 10–15 minutes.
Drink 1–2 cups daily for a natural source of plant-based minerals.
For beauty tonics, pair with Nettle Leaf, Burdock Root, or Gotu Kola.

💧 External Uses

Hair Rinse: Strengthens strands and promotes shine — perfect for thinning or brittle hair.
Skin Wash: Use the tea as a natural toner for acne, rashes, or minor wounds.
Soothing Bath: Relaxes sore joints and muscles while nourishing the skin.
Poultice: Ground Horsetail applied to skin helps draw out impurities and support healing.

🔮 Metaphysical & Energetic Uses

Grounding & Resilience: Symbol of strength, endurance, and regeneration.
Renewal: Encourages healing from past damage — physical or emotional.
Elemental Connection: Deeply tied to Earth and Water energies for balance and purification.

Affirmation:

“I am strong, grounded, and renewed — my body rebuilds with nature’s strength.”

🌿 Pairing Suggestions

Nettle Leaf or Oatstraw – for hair and bone nourishment.
Burdock Root or Dandelion Leaf – for detox and skin clarity.
Gotu Kola – for connective tissue and collagen support.
Marshmallow Root – to balance its drying effects.

🌼 Harvest & Sourcing

Our Horsetail (Shavegrass) is wild-harvested from clean, non-polluted wetlands where the silica content is naturally high. It is air-dried to preserve its structure and mineral integrity, ensuring each cup delivers nature’s full-strength nourishment.

⚖️ Energetics & Taste

Taste: Mildly grassy, earthy, and mineral-rich.
Energetic Profile: Cooling, drying, strengthening.
Pairs well with: Nettle, Burdock, Gotu Kola, or Oatstraw.

⚠️ Warnings

Not for use in pregnancy or breastfeeding.
Avoid if you have kidney disease or fluid retention disorders.
Contains small amounts of thiaminase — best used in moderation or in short cycles.
Not intended for long-term continuous use.

🌻 A Note from the Herbalist

Horsetail is the plant of perseverance — a reminder that healing is a process of rebuilding from within.
Each cup delivers the minerals your body craves and the calm strength your spirit remembers.
Drink it to restore what life has worn down — bone, beauty, or belief.