Horsetail: Is it a weed or a miracle plant? 

Why do we regard horsetail as a weed when it offers so many health benefits, asks Peter Dowdall 

A cup of herbal tea with fresh horsetail plant. Picture: iStock

I POSTED to my Facebook page recently about a plant which most of us refer to as a weed. The amount of comments and feedback that the post received really got me thinking.

This was the original post: “Equisetum arvense also called marestail or horsetail is an extremely invasive weed and causes problems for many.