Equisetum Hiemale – Scouring Rush

The mother tincture is prepared from the whole fresh plant, Equisetum hiemale L., which grows in damp woodlands and marshes of Europe and North America.

N.O. Equisetaceae.

The indications for Equisetum Hiemale are the same as for Equisetum Arvense, with one particular divergence. In Equisetum Hiemale, being an aquatic plant, not

only is the influence on the urinary system particularly clearly marked, but also the ill-effects of dampness and becoming wet.

See Equisetum Arvense

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Equisetum hiemale, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for equisetum hiemale: diseases of the kidneys and urinary tract.