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Field Horsetail
Equisetum arvense
Equisetum arvense
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Equisetopsida
Order: Equisetales
Family: Equisetaceae
Genus: Equisetum
Species: E. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. A fern is any one of a group of about 20000 Species of Plants classified in the phylum or division Pteridophyta, also known as Filicophyta Equisetopsida, or Sphenopsida, is a class of Plants with a fossil record going back to the Devonian. The Equisetales is an order of pteridophytes with only one living genus Equisetum (horsetails Equisetum is a genus of Vascular plants that reproduce by spores rather than seeds Equisetum is a genus of Vascular plants that reproduce by spores rather than seeds arvense
Binomial name
Equisetum arvense
Linnaeus, 1753

The Field Horsetail (Equisetum arvense) is a rather bushy perennial with a rhizomatous stem formation native to the northern hemisphere. Carl Linnaeus (Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as, May 23 new style (13 May old style 1707 who laid the foundations for A perennial plant or perennial ( Latin per, "through" annus, "year" is a Plant that lives for more than In Botany, a rhizome is a horizontal stem of a Plant that is usually found underground often sending out Roots and Shoots These horsetails may have sterile or fertile stems. Sterile stems start to grow after the fertile stems have wilted. The sterile stems tend to be much taller and bushier, with the jointed segments being around one inch long with a diameter of about 1/20th of an inch. These segments contain one set of whorled, slender, erect branches each. Some stems can have as many as 20 segments and be as tall as 2-24 inches. The fertile stems tend to be half as tall as the sterile stems and also tend to be more succulent. Succulent plants, also known as succulents or fat plants, are Water -retaining Plants adapted to Arid climate or Soil conditions

This plant also has a very high diploid number - 216 (108 pairs of chromosomes) - which is roughly 5 times bigger then human diploid number (46). "Haplo" redirects here For the fictional character see The Death Gate Cycle.

Uses

The plant contains several chemicals which can be used medicinally. It is rich in the minerals silicon (10%), potassium, and calcium, which gives it diuretic properties. Silicon (ˈsɪlɪkən or /ˈsɪlɪkɒn/ silicium is the Chemical element that has the symbol Si and Atomic number 14 Potassium (pəˈtæsiəm is a Chemical element. It has the symbol K (kalium from qalīy Atomic number 19 and Atomic mass 39 Calcium (ˈkælsiəm is the Chemical element with the symbol Ca and Atomic number 20 A diuretic is any Drug that elevates the rate of urination ( Diuresis) It is prescribed to care for conjunctive tissues (cartilage, tendons, and bones) and also polyps, epistasis, and bleeding. Cartilage is a type of dense Connective tissue. It is composed of specialized cells called chondrocytes that produce a large amount of extracellular matrix A tendon (or sinew) is a tough band of Fibrous connective tissue that usually connects Muscle to Bone and is capable of withstanding tension Bones are rigid organs that form part of the Endoskeleton of Vertebrates They function to move support and protect the various organs of the body produce A polyp is an abnormal growth of tissue ( Tumor) projecting from a Mucous membrane. Epistasis is the Interaction between genes Epistasis takes place when the action of one Gene is modified by one or several other genes which are sometimes called Bleeding, technically known as hemorrhaging / haemorrhaging (see American and British spelling differences) is the loss of Blood from The buds are eaten as a vegetable in Japan in spring time. The term " vegetable " generally means the edible parts of Plants The definition of the word is traditional rather than Scientific, however For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Spring is one of the four Temperate Seasons Spring marks the transition from Winter into Summer.

It was also once used to polish pewter and wood (gaining the name pewterwort) and to strengthen fingernails. A nail is a horn -like structure at the end of an animal's Finger or Toe. Also as an abrasive: it was used by Hurdy-Gurdy players to dress the wheels of their instruments by removing resin build up. (Ref: La Vielleuse Habile, Jean-Francois Bouin, 1761, page 19. )

In herbalism it is used to treat kidney and bladder problems, gastro-enteritis, and prostate and urinary infections. Herbalism is a traditional Medicinal or Folk medicine practice based on the use of Plants and Plant extracts Herbalism is also known as Gastroenteritis (also known as gastro, gastric flu, and stomach flu, although unrelated to Influenza) is Inflammation of the The prostate (from Greek προστάτης - prostates, literally "one who stands before" "protector" "guardian" is a Externally it is used for chilblains and wounds. Chilblains, also called perniosis or blain, when occurring on the feet is a medical condition that is often confused with Frostbite and Trench foot [1]

References

  1. ^ Howard, Michael. Traditional Folk Remedies (Century, 1987); p. 159-160

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