horsetail

Names

Common Names

• field horsetail
• Common Horsetail
• mares tail
• scouring rush

Regional and Traditional Names

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Equisetum boreale
• Equisetum arvense f. caespitosum
• Equisetum calderi
• Equisetum saxicola
• Equisetum arvense f. diffusum
• Equisetum arvense f. microstachyum
• Equisetum arvense f. nanum
• Equisetum arvense f. nemorosum
• Equisetum arvense f. proliferum
• Equisetum arvense f. pseudoalpestre
• Equisetum arvense f. pseudonemorosum
• Equisetum arvense f. pseudovarium
• Equisetum arvense var. nudum
• Equisetum arvense var. proliferum
• Equisetum arvense f. ramulosum
• Equisetum arvense monstr. proliferum
• Equisetum arvense subsp. ramulosum
• Equisetum arvense var. alpestre
• Equisetum arvense var. arcticum
• Equisetum arvense var. campestre
• Equisetum arvense var. diffusum
• Equisetum arvense var. granulatum
• Equisetum arvense var. nanum
• Equisetum arvense var. nemorosum
• Equisetum pratense var. ramulosum
• Equisetum arvense var. triangulare
• Equisetum arvense subsp. riparium
• Equisetum arvense var. serotinum
• Equisetum arvense var. elongatum
• Equisetum arcticum
• Equisetum riparium
• Equisetum arvense var. frondescens
• Presla arvensis
• Equisetum campestre
• Equisetum arvense subvar. serotinum
• Equisetum nemorosum
• Equisetum pratense f. ramulosum
• Equisetum arvense var. fagetinum
• Equisetum arvense var. subalpinum
• Equisetum arvense var. elatum
• Equisetum arvense var. pseudosilvaticum
• Equisetum arvense var. varium
• Equisetum arvense var. arenicola
• Equisetum arvense f. agreste
• Equisetum arvense var. agreste
• Equisetum arvense subsp. agreste
• Equisetum duffortianum
• Equisetum arvense var. duffortianum
• Equisetum arvense var. irriguum
• Allostelites arvensis
• Equisetum arvense f. campestre
• Equisetum alpestre
• Equisetum arvense subsp. alpestre
• Equisetum arvense f. alpestre
• Equisetum arvense f. boreale
• Equisetum arvense var. boreale
• Equisetum arvense subsp. boreale
• Equisetum arvense f. riparium
• Equisetum arvense var. riparium
• Equisetum arvense var. erectum
• Equisetum arvense var. prostratum
• Equisetum arvense var. decumbens
• Equisetum arvense var. serotinum
• Equisetum arvense var. ramosissimum
• Equisetum arvense var. coaetaneum
• Equisetum arvense var. robustum
• Equisetum arvense var. intermedium
• Equisetum arvense f. arcticum
• Equisetum arvense f. atratidens

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and is classified within the phylum Streptophyta and the class Equisetopsida. It is further organized into the subclass Equisetidae and the order Equisetales, falling under the family Equisetaceae. Finally, it is identified by the genus Equisetum, specifically the species Equisetum arvense.

Distribution

This plant exhibits a wide distribution across the northern reaches of the European continent. In Northern Europe, its presence is well-documented throughout Denmark and Finland. It can also be found inhabiting the rugged landscapes of the Faroe Islands, known as Føroyar. Furthermore, the species is commonly distributed across the islands of Great Britain. Finally, its geographical range extends to the unique volcanic environments of Iceland.

Plant Parts

Chemicals

Equisetum arvense has 148 reported phytochemicals identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Flavonoids, Isoquercitrin, CU, ACONITIC ACID, BETA-SITOSTEROL.

Flavonoids

1. Dr. Duke
2. Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology
3. Preventive nutrition and food science
4. Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences
5. Die Pharmazie

Isoquercitrin

1. Dr. Duke
2. Reproduction, nutrition, development
3. Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences
4. Planta medica

CU

1. Journal of analytical methods in chemistry
2. Roczniki Panstwowego Zakladu Higieny
3. Ceska a Slovenska farmacie : casopis Ceske farmaceuticke spolecnosti a Slovenske farmaceuticke spolecnosti

ACONITIC ACID

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences

BETA-SITOSTEROL

1. Dr. Duke
2. Bollettino della Societa italiana di biologia sperimentale

CAMPESTEROL

1. Dr. Duke
2. Bollettino della Societa italiana di biologia sperimentale

FE

1. Journal of analytical methods in chemistry
2. Roczniki Panstwowego Zakladu Higieny

Hydroxycinnamic Acids

1. Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology
2. Die Pharmazie

Isofucosterol

1. Dr. Duke
2. Bollettino della Societa italiana di biologia sperimentale

MN

1. Journal of analytical methods in chemistry
2. Ceska a Slovenska farmacie : casopis Ceske farmaceuticke spolecnosti a Slovenske farmaceuticke spolecnosti

Activities

Equisetum arvense has 618 reported activities identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antioxidant, Antibacterial, Anticancer, Antidiabetic, Cytotoxic.

Most Reported Activities

Medicinal Uses

Equisetum arvense has 19 reported medicinal uses identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported uses include oxidative stress, Candida albicans, Streptococcus mutans, anxiety, anxiolytic effect.

Most Reported Uses

Preparations