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| Constituents: | Alkaloids including lycopodine,clavatine, clavatoxine, nicotine, polyphenolic acids including dihydrocaffeic,flavonoids including apigenin, triterpenes. |
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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)
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| Not to be used while pregnant. Not for long term use. Safe in recommended amounts.
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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
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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.
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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. |
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