Horsetail - Benefits in the Home and Garden

Horsetail - Benefits in the Home and Garden

Horsetail, a native plant to North America, is beneficial in the home and garden. Horsetail is a reed type plant that resembles a miniature bamboo. Horsetail can be used to relieve joint pain, heal sprains and bone trauma, promote coagulation for nose bleeds, wound healing, cleanse skin, removing oil and dirt. Horsetail is non-drying & will leave skin smooth.

For the garden, homemade marsh horsetail plant fungicide is easy to make and a way to avoid harmful and invasive chemicals to get rid of bugs, fungus and lice for your garden or even house plants.

INGREDIENTS NEEDED FOR HOMEMADE HORSETAIL PLANT FUNGICIDE

  • For making the fungicide you will need
  • 150 gm of fresh marsh horsetail chopped into small pieces
  • ( if you are using dry leaves use 50gm )
  • Onion 1 big bulb
  • One garlic bulb
  • 1 table spoon of oil
  • 1 liter of water

HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE PLANT FUNGICIDE

  1. Chop the marsh horsetail into small pieces.
  2. Cut the onions and garlic into big cubes.
  3. Boil water in a heavy bottom pot.
  4. Add all the chopped ingredients into the boiling water.
  5. Add the oil and cook on medium heat for 15 minutes.
  6. Filter and store in a glass jar.
FDA Statement - Not intended to diagnose, prevent, treat or cure through the sale of this herb. Use at your own risk. Information provided is for informational purposes only and is not intended to take the place of consultation with your physician. This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA.
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