Equisetum ramosissimum Desf.
Branched Horsetail / Paku ekor kuda/Paku pakis/Rumput ekor kuda (Bru.)
Description
Traditional Medicinal Uses
Ecology
Propagation
Distribution
Precaution
Perennial small plant of up to 2 m tall. Leaves are small, scale-like, forming a whorl which fuses into a sheath at the stem nodes. Sheaths are cylindrical to slightly funnel-shaped, with prominent basal midrib becoming flattened apically and have distinct lateral ridges. Aerial stems are black or green, hollow and erect. Rhizomes are blackish-brown, erect, creeping at the nodes and bearing aerial stems at intervals. Roots are numerous and
The roots are soaked in warm water as herbal bath to maintain general health.
It prefers fertile, well-drained soil under full sunlight. It is commonly found near streams and in dry or moist forests.
Spores and rhizome division.
Widespread in Africa, Asia, south and central Europe.
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