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Equiseti herba

Equiseti herba Definition Medicinally used green summer shoots of horsetail. The extracts of horsetail contain about 10% mineral components such as silicic acid and water-soluble silicates; furthermore 0.2-0.9% flavone glycosides (especially kaempferol and quercitin), polyenoic acid, bitter subst...

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