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I. Abstract Equisetum arvense has long been used a traditional medicine to Treat ailments such as digestive inflammatory, respiratory and urinary disorder. Equisetum arvense is a herbaceous plant of equisetaceae family Found north america Europe and Asia This review to discuss therapeutic potential of e.arvense in reducing New information on potential benefits method. associate professor of pharmacology faculty of medicine, thawar University, Iraq, summary previous studies have shown that's equisetum arvense contain alkaloids, carbohydrates, saponins ,sterols, ascorbic acid, silicoc acid, phenol, tannins, flavonoids, triterpenoids, essential oils and many other biological compound. Medical studies have shown it be antioxidant, anti-cancer, antimicrobial, vascular and ileum smooth muscle relaxant ,anti convulsions, sedation, antianxiety, skin immunologycal antipain, anti-inflammatory, anti diabetic diuretic anti platelet , aggregation production irritating osteoblastic response, antileishmania, and many other effect. The present review described the chemical composition and medicinal properties.Scentists are interested in producing medicines from natural sources especially medicinal plant to alleviate health conditions while protecting the environment. The use of natural product is one of the stratergies recomanded by the who the manage global health conditions there is growing interest in using natural medicine as the alternative medicine to manage medical condition the aim of this view is to investigate the therapeutic potential of E. arvense in reducing various disease by providing on its benefits challenges and potential opportunities. This plant has bee n used in medicine since ancient time due its medicinal use and the use of presense of many biological compounds such as a flavonoids, alkaloids, carbohydrates, proteins, and amino acid,phytosterols,saponins and sterols. Scientific data show the presence of 0.6-0.9% flavonoids including apigenin glucoside, genquanin glucoside, kaempferol glucoside, kaempferol sophoroside, lutolin glucoside, quercetin glucoside, it is also contain caffeic acids, 57.7% silicic acid and potassium.