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Field Horsetail or Common Horsetail

(Equisetum arvense) A bushy perennial herb, with rhizomatous stem formation, native to the northern hemisphere.

It contains containing thiaminase, an enzyme that with long-term use can lead to vitamin deficiency.

Has been used in weight loss diets, and a case report has identified that combined with alcohol linked to autism spectrum disorder.^[1]

Original image source: Photographed by Eric Guinther (Marshman at en.wikipedia) in Portland, Oregon (near zoo) on April 25, 2004. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equisetum_arvense

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