Equisetum arvense




Family Equisetaceae
Scientific name Equisetum arvense L.
Synonyms Equisetum arvense L. subsp. boreale (Bongard) Ruprecht; Equisetum arvense L. var. alpestre Wahlenberg; Equisetum arvense L. var. campestre Wahlenberg; Equisetum arvense L. var. riparium Farwell; Equisetum boreale Bongard; Equisetum calderi Boivin; Equisetum saxicola Suksdorf
Common name (Japanese common name) sugina [sugi weed (sugi = Cryptomeria japonica (L. f.) D. Don)]
(English common name) common horsetail, field horsetail
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Northern hemisphere
Chromosomal number n=108, 2n=216
Description Single strobiles each 2-4cm length. Summer green. Perennial Plants.
Reference Equisetum arvense L.
Equisetum arvense Linnaeus
Herbicidal mixture of a benzofuranyl methanesulfonate and a substituted pyridazone (US Patent 3933460/1976)
Herbicidal mixture of a pyrozolium salt and benzothiadiozinone derivative (US Patent 3935000/1976)
Herbicide mixture of lower alkyl esters of N-benzoyl-N-chlorophenyl-2-amino-lower alkanoic acids and 3-lower alkyl-2,1,3-benzothiadiazinone-(4)-2,2-dioxides or salts thereof (US Patent 3976468/1976)
O-aminosulfonylglycolic amides (US Patent 4009192/1977)
Herbicide (US Patent 4021223/1977)
1-Polyfluoroalkoxyphenyl-4-substituted-5-halopyridazones-6 and herbicidal uses thereof (US Patent 4077797/1978)
Herbicidal compositions (US Patent 4140517/1979)
O-Aminosulfonylglycolic anilides (US Patent 4219494/1980)
Method for preparing a substance having properties against collagen diseases and products obtained (US Patent 4206222/1980)
Classification language and method (US Patent 4731021/1988)
Composition for the treatment of acne (US Patent 4803069/1989)
Limulus test-positive plant glycolipid and method of stimulating the immunity system of an animal (US Patent 5236709/1993)
N-acyldihydroquinoline derivatives, a method for producing the same and their use as herbicides (US Patent 5354729/1994)
LPS-containing analgesics and veterinary analgesics (US Patent 5281583/1994)
Composition and method for visibly reducing the size of skin pores (US Patent 5472699/1995)
Biphenyl derivatives and their use as herbicides (US Patent 5424275/1995)
Method for the stimulation of the immune system of an animal by use of limulus test-positive plant glycolipid (US Patent 5382430/1995)
Process for producing stable medicinal composition, and pharmaceutical preparation (US Patent 5688510/1997)
Herbal composition for hemorrhoid treatment (US Patent 5869059/1999)
Slimming cream based on plants (US Patent 5972340/1999)
High-loaded ammonium glyphosate formulations (US Patent 5998332/1999)
Increasing yield of extractable substances from botanicals with an enzyme composition (US Patent 6099844/2000)
Process for the removal of undesired lipophilic contaminations and/or residues, which are contained in beverages or in vegetable preparations (US Patent 6024998/2000)
Breast-enhancing, herbal compositions and methods of using same (US Patent 6200594/2001)
Dietary supplement containing a thermogenic substance and an adrenal support substance (US Patent 6277396/2001)
Composition for promoting healthy bone structure (US Patent 6447809/2002)
Cosmetics (US Patent 6497889/2002)
Pharmaceutical excipient having improved compressibility (US Patent 6471994/2002)
Pharmaceutical preparation for the treatment of gastrointestinal ulcers and hemorrhoids (US Patent 6365198/2002)
Optically active uracil compounds (US Patent 6391826/2002)
Method and system for managing water system habitat environment (US Patent 6387265/2002)
Weeding method with sodium hydrogen carbonate (US Patent 6589911/2003)
Method of including apoptosis by reducing the level of thiamin (US Patent 6506550/2003)
Pack preparation (US Patent 6723667/2004)
Pharmaceutical excipient having improved compressibility (US Patent 6746693/2004)
Pyridazin-3-one derivatives, their use and intermediates for their production (US Patent 6869913/2005)
Cleaning compositions and their use in feminine hygiene wipes (US Patent 6844303/2005)
Phytoestrogens and probiotic for women's health (US Patent 7025998/2006)
Herbicide compositions and weedkilling method using the same (US Patent 7144842/2006)
Preparation for the relief of disease (US Patent 7067158/2006)
Herbicidal compositions for tolerant or resistant soybean crops (US Patent 7105470/2006)
Pyridone compounds useful for producing pyridine compounds (US Patent 7223862/2007)
Composition for preventing and treating type I allergy (US Patent 7211567/2007)
Formulation for the treatment of obesity (US Patent 7288268/2007)
Synergistic phytoceutical compositions (US Patent 7303772/2007)
Composition for treating hair and scalp and method for preparing same (US Patent 7205009/2007)
Method for plant breeding (US Patent 7314970/2008)
Method for proliferating plant of family Equisteaceae of Pteridophytes (Japanese Patent JP2808517/1998)
Method to increase stress tolerance in plants (WIPO Patent WO/2004/090141)



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