Japanese lycopodium (Lycopodium japonicum)
日本石松rì běn shí sōngRibenshisong
Lycopodium japonicum · Plant
2
Indications
0
With studies in people
Cautions
Contains toxic alkaloids; high doses may cause liver and kidney damage; avoid during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Japanese lycopodium for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Joint PainInflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Japanese lycopodium does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DiureticBenefit Skin Wounds
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Lycopodium japonicum 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.