Horsetail, USDA Certified Organic, Cut & Sifted

Organic Horsetail For Everyday Home Herbalism: Our horsetail is USDA Certified Organic, non-irradiated, and carefully tested for purity and quality, then packaged in BPA-free resealable bags so you can feel confident bringing it into your home apothecary.

Chosen for Character & Quality: Each batch is selected with care and informed by a clinical herbalist’s perspective, with attention to aroma, flavor, color, and overall botanical quality. We look for horsetail with a clean, fresh herbal character and the distinctive appearance of properly dried Equisetum arvense.

Naturally Rich in Silica: Horsetail has long been valued in traditional herbalism for its naturally occurring silica and other plant compounds. Its unique botanical composition is one of the reasons horsetail has remained an interesting and distinctive herb in traditional European herbal practices.

Tested for Purity & Integrity: Before reaching you, our horsetail is laboratory tested and organoleptically evaluated for aroma and taste profile, moisture content, microbial safety, and extraneous matter to help ensure consistent quality and cleanliness.

Thoughtfully Packaged in California: Handled in our FDA-registered, USDA Organic, GMP & HACCP compliant facility in California, our horsetail is carefully packaged to help maintain freshness and quality from harvest to your home apothecary.

Freshness You Can Preserve: Our resealable, BPA-free pouch is designed to help protect aroma and freshness so your horsetail stays clean, aromatic, and ready whenever you reach for it.

Rooted in Care: As a small, family-owned herbal company, we approach every order with care and intention. If you're not satisfied with your horsetail, we offer a 60-day happiness guarantee.

Horsetail (Equisetum arvense) is a fascinating botanical with a history that reaches back thousands of years. Sometimes called shavegrass, horsetail is an ancient plant belonging to a lineage that dates back long before flowering plants became widespread.

Unlike many of the leafy herbs found in a traditional apothecary, horsetail has a distinctive, almost prehistoric appearance. Its slender, jointed stems are characteristic of the Equisetum family, and the dried herb has a delicate, green herbal aroma and mild, slightly astringent flavor when prepared as an infusion.

Horsetail is particularly appreciated for its naturally occurring silica and other plant compounds. This unique botanical profile has contributed to its long-standing place in traditional European herbalism and makes it an interesting addition to a well-rounded home apothecary.

Traditionally, horsetail has been prepared as an herbal infusion and incorporated into various traditional herbal preparations. It has also been appreciated historically as a botanical associated with urinary and fluid balance traditions. Today, horsetail remains a popular choice among herbalists who appreciate plants with a long history and distinctive botanical chemistry.

Horsetail can be enjoyed on its own as a simple herbal infusion or combined with other botanicals. Its mild, earthy and slightly astringent character pairs especially well with herbs such as nettle, peppermint, lemon balm, and other green, mineral-rich botanicals.*

Laura’s Herbalist Notes

Horsetail is one of those herbs that always catches my attention because it feels like a little piece of botanical history. It is such an unusual plant. It has slender, jointed stems and ancient lineage, and it looks very different from many of the familiar leafy herbs found in a home apothecary.

One of the things I appreciate most about horsetail is its naturally occurring silica. Horsetail has traditionally been valued for its mineral-rich botanical profile, and its unique chemistry is part of what makes this plant so interesting to herbalists.

When prepared as a tea, horsetail has a mild, earthy flavor with a subtle astringent quality. It is not an especially bold or aromatic herb, which makes it easy to combine with other botanicals. I particularly like pairing it with herbs such as nettle, peppermint, or lemon balm to create a more rounded and enjoyable herbal infusion.

Horsetail also has an especially fascinating history. The Equisetum family is considered one of the oldest surviving groups of vascular plants, giving horsetail a botanical story that stretches far beyond modern herbalism. There is something beautiful about working with a plant that has remained remarkably recognizable across such an enormous span of time.

Traditionally, horsetail has been used in a variety of herbal preparations, including teas associated with urinary and fluid balance. While traditional use does not replace modern clinical evidence, I think understanding these historical traditions is an important part of appreciating the plants we work with.