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Equisetum arvense, the field horsetail or common horsetail, is an herbaceous perennial plant in the Equisetidae (horsetails) sub-class, native throughout the arctic and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It has separate sterile non-reproductive and fertile spore-bearing stems growing from a perennial underground rhizomatous stem system.
Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), also known as epigallocatechin-3-gallate, is the ester of epigallocatechin and gallic acid, and is a type of catechin.. EGCG – the most abundant catechin in tea – is a polyphenol under basic research for its potential to affect human health and disease.
Equisetum (/ ˌ ɛ k w ɪ ˈ s iː t əm /; horsetail) is the only living genus in Equisetaceae, a family of vascular plants that reproduce by spores rather than seeds. [2]Equisetum is a "living fossil", the only living genus of the entire subclass Equisetidae, which for over 100 million years was much more diverse and dominated the understorey of late Paleozoic forests.
Equisetum praealtum, [1] the scouringrush horsetail, [2] is a species of Equisetum (horsetail) native to North America and northeastern Asia. [1] It was formerly widely treated as a subspecies or variety of the European and west Asian species Equisetum hyemale (rough horsetail), and still is by some authorities.
Horsetail—primeval plant that is high in silica; tops are very similar to and may be eaten like asparagus. Lamb's quarters—leaves and shoots, raw, also prevents erosion, also distracts leaf miners from nearby crops. Nettle—young leaves collected before flowering used as a tea or spinach substitute. Plants have use as compost material or ...
Turmeric. Curcumin, the active ingredient in turmeric, is a potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory compound that research is showing could benefit people with Alzheimer’s, says Kimberlain ...
Equisetum hyemale (rough horsetail [2]) is an evergreen perennial herbaceous pteridophyte in the horsetail family Equisetaceae native to Eurasia and Greenland. It was formerly widely treated in a broader sense including a subspecies (subsp. affine ) in North America, but this is now treated as a separate species, Equisetum praealtum .
American food and drug manufacturers are officially on deadline to reformulate any products containing Red Dye No. 3. The move follows California's 2023 ban, which prohibits the sale of foods ...