anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, metabolic, skin-regenerating, compressing and anti-bleeding
USE IN TRADITIONAL PERUVIAN MEDICINE:
Inflammation of urinary ducts, nephritis
Healing wounds, fractures,
Ulcers, mouth ulcers, cuts, and bleeding prevention
Strengthening fingernails, hair, and skin
Assistance with treating cancer
Lack of silicon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PLANT AND ITS PRESENCE
Apart from fern, Cola de Caballo is one of the oldest plants in the world. Its history dates back as far as to Paleolithic. Usually it grows in the wild close to rivers or sources of water. It grows up to one meter high. In the specific climate of Peru in the soil rich in minerals it grows up to 3 meters high and sometimes creates beautiful forests.
One of the main features of Cola de Caballo is the high content of minerals. Especially kalium salt and silica. Ash obtained from that plant contains 60%-80% silicon, which makes it one of the richest plant sources of that mineral in the world. During cooking silicon dissolves in water, thanks to that is well absorbed by the digestive system. It is really valuable because silicon is essential to the proper functioning of the body and has beneficial influence on metabolism.
MORE INFORMATION
Cola de Caballo long ago made its way into the traditional medicine thanks to its detoxifying properties, hemostatic and anti-inflammatory (especially for urinary ducts) qualities. What is more, it is also disinfecting, compressing, it halts bleeding and has slightly anodyne properties. It helps to halt hemorrhage, and in TB it heals the bleeding focuses in lungs.
Moreover, it purifies the blood, disinfects the stomach and intestines, and in case of fractures it helps bones to conglutinate. It helps with collagen disease and other diseases of connective tissue, and also with osteoporosis and osteomalacia. It strengthens hair and fingernails, and has beneficial influence on complexion and skin of the whole body.
It is also useful for cohesion of tissues, tightening the walls of blood vessels, it prevents arteriosclerosis. It is helpful with the urinary bladder inflammation, urethra, and urinary ducts, in the initial state of kidney failure, haematuria, urinary incontinence, nephrolithiasis, cholelithiasis, prostate inflammation, gout, defecating disorders, digestion problems, and edema. It slows down the process of body ageing. In recent years it is also used as a way of treating cancers.
It is also used for the external rinsing of ulcers, wounds, cuts, zits, mouth ulcers, erosion, varicose veins, and acne. It helps with the healing of all of the above. In case of urethra it can be used for encroaching, and half bath. We can use it to wash mouth in case of infection, mouth ulcers, periodontitis, and also in order to get rid of the bad breath. The lack of silicon is a cause of many skin issues. It is the cause of mycosis, losing hair, dandruff, breaking fingernails, arthritic changes, bone brittleness, fatigue of the heart muscle as well as the whole body.
USE AND MOST COMMON DOSAGE
3-5g of herbs pour over with 700ml of cold water and cook for 10 minutes on small fire since boiling. Drain. Drink one glass of decoction two times a day. Not recommended to be used longer than a month. In the external usage a similar decoction is made, but from a smaller amount of herbs.
