Field horsetail by Jean_C
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Description
Field horsetail/Prêle des champs (Equisetum arvense). No original idea for the tittle...
The plant contains several substances which can be used medicinally. It is rich in the minerals silicon (10%), potassium, and calcium. The buds are eaten as a vegetable in Japan and Korea in spring time. (wikipedia)
De par sa richesse en éléments minéraux surtout en silice, mais aussi en potassium, et en calcium, elle a un effet reminéralisant et diurétique. Le manuel d'herboristerie, étudié pour l'examen national jusqu'en 1942 la prescrivait pour ses minéraux afin de soigner la peau, les tissus conjonctifs en cas de fragilité des cartilages, des tendons et des os et dans l'acné.
La consommation de silice sous forme végétale est importante pour l'organisme humain car c'est un facteur limitant la perte de densité osseuse (wikipedia)
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Comments (41)
Kindredsoul
good photo, interesting weed
ZigZag321
How about this for a title? "Alien Corn". That's what it looks like to me. Totally alien. And corn. Very cool shot, JC!
Leije
Cette pousse de prêle est très esthétique avec ses jeunes feuilles brillantes et son côté archaïque, le bokeh est superbe aussi.........magnifique prise de vue très graphique, Jean-Claude !
byteline
Original plant, great shot!
MagikUnicorn
Magnifique
martial
Encore une belle macro!
Jollyself
excellent capture
romangirl
Never heard of it! Live and learn! Thanks for sharing!
VDH
Original plant, perfect shot!
blankfrancine
Finely captured with effective DOF.
rbowen
Beautiful capture!
giulband
Great great great picture !!!
Faemike55
Great photo and cool information
LivingPixels
A splendid capture JC lovely plant!!
eekdog
You take the coolest shots, Jean. Nice clarity and detail in this closeup.
Crudelitas
Horsetail are even older than trees ... They have been around since time immemorial ... By the way, they are healthy for the gums. A great photo, Jean-Claude!
pchef
c'est une plante magnifique. La nature regorge de plantes médicinales. J'ai souvent accompagné ma fille lorsqu'elle les recherchait pour ses études de pharmacie. Et lorsqu'on veut bien regarder, on trouve des trésors, des plantes qu'on ne remarque pas autrement.
jocko500
Fantastic
3dpoetry
Great shot
claude19
comme une plante télescopique qui surgirait devant ton reagard curieux et exercé !!! très beau cliché et des infos inédites....des plantes contenant de la silice et du calcium !!! encore un bel exploît de ton côté chasseur d'images !!! encore merci mille fois Jean-Claude !!!
Richardphotos
I learned when I was in the Philippines, people have vegetables that no way resemble the ones here . also when I go to an Oriental store here, there are even more that are eaten by Chinese,Vietnamese,Cambodians,etc.
beautiful plant and capture
Windigo
Excellent shot!
Freethinker56
Great photo of this plant Jean. Never seen or heard of this plant before. very interesting. Horsetail is an herbal remedy that dates back to ancient Roman and Greek times. It was used traditionally to stop bleeding, heal ulcers and wounds, and treat tuberculosis and kidney problems. WOW! Grows here also I read but is a State Prohibited Weed.Learn something new every day
Take care my friend cheers 
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Nice shot.
mtdana
Alien looking plant but it sounds like a very useful one - stunning capture my friend!!!
aqua1955
Great detailed picture my friend.
durleybeachbum
Superb!
mandala
nefertiabet
Wonderful!!!
alida
great shot with a nice detail.I know it as it is frequently seen in Sardinia