HORSETAIL (Equisetum arvense) contains silicon in the form of silica (SiO2 – its ashes contain 90%) and calcium carbonate, flavonoids, saponosides (equisetonine), alkaloids (nicotine). The plant with its roots absorbs alkaline salts of silicic acid from the soil which give rise to the formation of two types of silicon, soluble and insoluble. Biological research has confirmed that silicon also intervenes in the bone calcification process, having a leading role in facilitating calcium deposition (M. PEDRETTI, Erb. Domani, 1986 n. 9) and this confirms the thesis of the remineralizing role of horsetail preparations as an adjuvant in the treatment of rickets, bone consolidation delays and osteoporosis. Vaquelin suggested the hypothesis that through probable site rearrangements of the electrons, silicon could facilitate the formation of calcium carbonate. Kervan writes: “Only organic silicon is silicon that can recalcify” and this he said after carrying out an experiment; to rats subjected to a rachitogenic regimen following a fracture of the femurs: the healing callus appeared much more rapidly in the animals to which precisely dosed quantities of Equisetum were administered, in order to obtain a reliable clinical observation. No sudden improvement was observed with calcium alone, on the contrary, at the end of the trial, after 17 days, the appearance of the callus appeared only at the beginning. From here he understood that silicon facilitates recalcification, speeding up the times. Due to these peculiarities, silicon is recommended for use both during pregnancy, menopause and osteoporosis in general. Silicon also intervenes in the development of connective tissue (formation of bonds between proteins and mucopolysaccharides), thus contributing to the integrity of articular cartilage and arterial walls. The action of silica is associated with that of equisetonin, which appears to be a stimulant of adrenal activity. It also contains silicic acid which gives elasticity to the tissues and helps the reconstruction of the skeleton, accelerating the process of welding the bones. Silicon is present in the aortic tissue and in the tendons and its decrease linked to the aging processes of the elastic fibers in the aortic tissue explains the use of Equisetum as a preventive in the treatment of arteriosclerosis. DOLOMITE represents a non-toxic and natural source of calcium and magnesium which allows natural organic assimilation, and in the right proportion, for a perfect balance of calcium and magnesium. CALCIUM is found in every cell of the body; about 99% of the calcium in the body is contained in the bones and teeth, the remaining 1% is found in the blood and muscles. The part of calcium found in the blood helps maintain the acid-base balance in the body, promoting coagulation; the calcium found in the muscles prevents cramps and convulsions. Dr Young and Dr Nordin of Leeds, England, write in an article in The Lancet that pre- and post-menopausal tests reveal that women who have normal levels of calcium and phosphorus before menopause lose then these minerals from the bones. Dr. Walter C Alvarez, in an article that appeared in Geriatrics, makes an estimate which shows that American women over the age of forty-five suffer about one million fractures a year, of which 700,000 are due to osteoporosis and that “When the woman falls and fractures her hip, it can reasonably be assumed that she often fell precisely because the hip fractured spontaneously”. Calcium is also useful in the prevention of heart disease and malformations of the central nervous system.

COMPLEMENTARY REMEDIES: OLEA D3 PLUS, OLEA K2, K2 SOL, MAGSOL 5 EXTRA, HERBOSOL C PLUS, PINOSOL, TSA EQUISETUM ARVENSE, MSA ABIES PECTINATA,