Fir clubmoss (Huperzia miyoshiana)

东北石杉dōng běi shí shānDongbeishishan

Huperzia miyoshiana · Plant

Huperzia, standing in for Huperzia miyoshiana
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Contains huperzine A which affects acetylcholine levels; may interact with cholinergic medications; avoid with seizure disorders; caution with asthma and slow heart rate.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Fir clubmoss for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Alzheimer's SyndromeInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Fir clubmoss does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntioxidantBenefit CognitiveBenefit Immune

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Huperzia miyoshiana and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.

  • Benefit Antioxidant0 records
  • Benefit Cognitive0 records
  • Benefit Immune0 records
  • Alzheimer's Syndrome0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records