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Wood horsetail

July 2, 2026 · Omnia Sana

Equisetum sylvaticum

Family: Equisetaceae · Parts used: Aerial parts, Stem · Also known as: woodland horsetail

Key actions

Antioxidant

Selected studies & references

PreclinicalFour new glucosides from the aerial parts of Equisetum sylvaticum (2022)

PreclinicalIn vitro antioxidant, antitumor and photocatalytic activities of silver nanoparticles synthesized using Equisetum species: a green approach (2021)

PreclinicalNeuroprotective and antioxidant enhancing properties of selective Equisetum extracts (2021)

PreclinicalStructural, rheological and antioxidant properties of pectins from Equisetum arvense L. and Equisetum sylvaticum L. (2019)

PreclinicalMixed-linkage (1->3,1->4)-beta-D-glucan is a major hemicellulose of Equisetum (horsetail) cell walls (2008)

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