Description
Overview
Horsetail (Equisetum) is an herbal remedy traditionally used for its many health-promoting effects.
Potential benefits include promoting hair, skin, and nail health.
Health benefits:
- Supports bone health.
- Promotes wound healing and nail health.
- To Lower Blood Sugar.
- To Help With Incontinence and Other Urinary Issues.
- To Lower Blood Pressure.
- Promotes hair growth.
- For Skin Healing.
Side Effects of Horsetail:
While there are plenty of potential health benefits of using the herb horsetail, there’s also an abundance of reasons you should stop and think twice before trying it.
- Not Recommended for People Who Are Pregnant or Breastfeeding.
- It Can Cause Low Potassium Levels.
- It Can Cause Hypoglycemia in People With Diabetes.
- It Can Cause Negative Interactions With Certain Medications.
Before starting any supplement, even a natural herbal one, make sure you check with your doctor and pharmacist.