Swiss Lycopodium (Lycopodium clavatum)

瑞士石松ruì shì shí sōngRuishishisong

Lycopodium clavatum · Plant

Lycopodium clavatum
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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 Swiss Lycopodium for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Joint PainInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit DiureticBenefit RespiratoryBenefit Skin Wounds

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Lycopodium clavatum 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.