Mare's Tail

"Common Mare's Tail" (Hippuris vulgaris)

2007 June 18

2007 September 17

2008 July 15

2008 July 15

This is a perennial propagating mostly by rhizome. It lives in shallow waters (preferably non acidic), and mud flats in sunny locations. It can become a troublesome weed.

Old time herbalists used it:

• to stop internal bleeding
• for stomach ulcers
• to strenthen the intestines
• to close wounds
• for skin inflammations and breakouts
• for coughs

It is also said to absorb large quantities of marsh gas, thus helping to purify the air around marshes.