Jan 2, 2017
Horsetail
(Equisetum arvense; E. telmateia, E. spp.) Do not take if you have renal disorders or cardiac dysfunction; Equisetum hyemale: Do not take if pregnant.
Folk Names: Bottle Brush, Dutch Rushes, Paddock Pipes, Pewterwort, Shavegrass. Gender: Feminine. Planet: Saturn. Element: Earth. Powers: Snake Charming, Fertility.
Magical Uses: Whistles made of the stems of the horsetail, when played, will call snakes to the musician. Horsetail is also used in fertility mixtures, or placed in the bedroom for this purpose.
(from Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs by Scott Cunningham)