Horsetail has survived since the age of dinosaurs and is considered by many to be a living fossil.
An incredibly potent source of silica, horsetail has been used for scouring and scrubbing since ancient times.
A strong support for filtering toxins and a powerful tonic for the kidneys, it is best wild-crafted in the spring and dried or tinctured for later use.
Folklore suggests horsetail’s ability to successfully span time makes it a great support for the turning of the seasons, particularly at the shift from warm summer to moist autumn.
Reblogged this on Touched by Isis and commented:
So true I would also add a spiritual aspect that some earth religions used the dried stalk as a flute to guide passed loved ones into the after life.