Large-spiked lycopodium (Lycopodium spicatum)

大穗石松dà suì shí sōngDasuishisong

Lycopodium spicatum · Plant

Lycopodium, standing in for Lycopodium spicatum
This photo shows Lycopodium, not Lycopodium spicatum: Wikidata knows no taxon by that name. Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications
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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 Large-spiked lycopodium for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Joint PainInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Large-spiked 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 spicatum 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 Antimicrobial0 records
  • Benefit Diuretic0 records
  • Benefit Skin Wounds0 records
  • Joint Pain0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records