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Equisetum hyemale L.

What we know about this ingredient

Plant ingredients whose declared parts and preparations need to be distinguished.

Official source.

In France

Absent from the French plant list of 24 June 2014. Absence from this list does not mean prohibition.

Order of 24 June 2014, Annex I. French orders of 9 May 2006 (nutrients), 24 June 2014 (plants) and 26 September 2016 (other substances), consolidated LEGI collection, retrieved 23 October 2026.

In Belgium

Allowed in supplements in Belgium after notification (list 3).

Equisetum hyemale L.

Parts, source text in Dutch:

bovengrondse delen

Parts, source text in French:

parties aériennes

Belgian Official Gazette, PDF page 161.

‘To be notified if in pre-dosed form’ means that a product presented in measured doses, such as capsules or tablets, must be notified to the Belgian Federal Public Service for Public Health before being marketed. Notification does not establish that a product complies with all applicable rules.

Royal Decree of 31 August 2021, annex. Belgium, Royal Decree of 31 August 2021, plant lists (annex replaced on 30 January 2024), retrieved 24 October 2026, source updated 30 January 2024.

Source: Royal Decree of 31 August 2021, annex as replaced by the Royal Decree of 12 December 2023 (Belgian Official Gazette of 30 January 2024); table read from the Gazette images and formatted by the site publisher

Actes officiels non protégés par le droit d'auteur (Code de droit économique belge, article XI.172, § 2)

Declared supplements, doses and further information on the French page.

Products containing it

The Latin name connects these records. A cosmetic derivative does not necessarily describe the same food preparation.