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Club Moss Lycopodium clavatum,

Common Names

Club Moss , Wolf's Claw

Botanical Name

Lycopodium clavatum,

Syn. Huperzia serrata

Family

LYCOPODIACEAE

Club Moss Medicinal Properties & Benefits
Common Uses:	Brain/Memory/Focus *
Properties:
Parts Used:	spores
Constituents:	alkaloids including lycopodine,clavatine, clavatoxine, nicotine, polyphenolic acids including dihydrocaffeic,flavonoids including apigenin, triterpenes.

Traditionally, herbal healers employed the entire plant to relieve muscle cramping,as a diuretic in kidney and liver complaints, and may have analgesic and antiseptic properties. Nowadays, the only part of the plant used medicinally is the powdered spores by which it reproduces. It promotes healing in wounds, stops bleeding and helps drain tissues of excess fluids. The leaves and stems contain two poisons, lycopodine and clavadine, but the spores are completely non-toxic. Club moss is widely used in homeopathic medicine to treat a wide variety of ailments, but its effectiveness is not established by research. ^{Mountain Rose Herbs (2008-06-09)}

Traditional Chinese Medicine

An ingredient in the Traditional Chinese Medicine remedy Qian Ceng Ta, club moss has been used for centuries to treat fever and inflammation. More recently Qian Ceng Ta was found to contain a substance called huperzine a (HupA.) Hupezine A appears to shield brain cells from injury and it may be useful in treating strokes and epilepsy.

Side Effects:

Not to be used while pregnant. Not for long term use. Safe in recommended amounts.

How to Use: Club Moss

Preparation Methods :Dried spores as a powder. Most commonly found in extract and capsule form, but is suitable as a tea. Typical dosage: 50 to 100 micrograms in capsules daily

Remedies using : Club Moss

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Certified Organic Club Moss

Lycopodium clavatum Origin- China Whole lichen (also known as spores or moss) Dried spores as a powder, tincture prepared from dried leaves and stems. Usually found in extract and capsule form. Suitable as a tea.

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Club Moss Medicinal Uses & Benefits

Club Moss for :Alzheimer's
	Although it is used primarily to treat the early symptoms of Alzheimer's, many people are taking it to improve memory and enhance mental alertness. Linda B. White, M.D., The Herbal Drugstore (2003)

Club Moss for :Alzheimer's
	Although it is used primarily to treat the early symptoms of Alzheimer's, many people are taking it to improve memory and enhance mental alertness. Linda B. White, M.D., The Herbal Drugstore (2003)

Plant Description

Club Moss is usually ground-creeping, and often inhabits moist places, especially in tropical & subtropical forests. Although it resembles the mosses, it is considered to be evolutionarily more advanced because it is vascular, that is, it has specialized fluid-conducting tissues. Club Moss reproduces by means of spores.

Folklore, Myths and Legends

Medieval Europe/Celts
	Wolf's claw is an ancient magical plant of the Celtic druids. The oily, yellow spore dust was known as druids flour, it explodes with a bright flash when thrown onto flames, this effect was used to impress the audience of many stone age magicians and 19th century theater directors Claudia Muller-Ebeling, Wolf-Deieter Storl, Witchcraft Medicine (1998)

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