|
Remedy Name/s: |
Common Name/s: |
Latin, Zoological, Botanical and mineralogical name/s: |
| Lycopodium |
Club Moss, Wolf's Claw, Stag
horn Moss, Fox Tail, Running Pine, Lamb's Tail. |
Lycopodium Clavatum |
General description and domicile:
Lycopodium is an evergreen plant native to Europe and North America. It is a
slender, trailing plant.
The roots of this moss resembles a claw - hence the name Wolf's Claw. Lycopodium
grows wild in most of the northern hemisphere. In summer the plant produces
spore cases at the tips of the stalks.
Part used and extraction:
In summer the spores are harvested by cutting the spikes and shaking the
spores from the end of the spikes.
Remedy preparation:
The spores are soaked in alcohol for a week or more before it is filtered to
obtain the mother tincture.
History:
This plant has been used medicinally since the middle ages when the spores
were given to people suffering from gout, digestive disorders, kidney stones and
water retention. The spores were also used as a coating on pills because of the
water resistance of the spores. The spores are very flammable and were used in
fireworks.
Remedy profile:
Good for chronic insecurity or fear of an upcoming event. Best for people
that have a low self esteem and tend to hide this behind overconfidence and
brashness. Night fears, sleeplessness, nightmares and headaches.
Physical symptoms are digestive disorders tending to bloating and wind. Low
energy levels specifically in afternoons. Kidney stones, impotence and prostate
disorders benefit men. Complaints often originate in the right of the body.
Key Symptoms:
Bloat, low self esteem, dread of upcoming event, constipation, insecurity.
Craving for sweet comforting foods.
Used for treatment of:
Digestion:
Bloat and constipation as well as nausea, heartburn, effects of overeating and
bleeding hemorrhoids.
Anxiety and fear:
Particularly fear of failure and a sense of inferiority. People that tend to
hide a sense of inferiority by exaggerating their achievements and project an
aura of false confidence. Aversion to change and fear of upcoming events
typically those that are in the limelight like public speaking. Fear of failing
in exams can lead to fear of exams or being tested. Fear is often accompanied by
bowel disorders.
Prostate and kidney
complaints:
Enlarged prostrate, sand like gravel in urine, blood in urine, mostly in men.
Skin disorders:
Psoriasis, nettle rash and other allergic reactions of the skin.
General Symptoms Worse for:
Factors/Conditions that make the symptoms worse
After 4pm and before 8pm,
Hot weather
Tight clothes
Hot, stuffy rooms,
Extreme cold
Overeating
Cold drinks
General Symptoms Better for:
Factors/Conditions that improve symptoms
Cool, fresh air
Late Night
Loose clothes
Hot meal and drink
Light exercise
See also our
Herbal page on Lycopodium.
* Statements made
have not been evaluated by American Food and Drug Authority or similar board
or authority of any other country.
The content of
this website, products offered on the website and any correspondence that we
may enter into with you have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug
Authority. The information and products offered on this website and any
website or publication that we may refer to or link to are not intended to
diagnose, treat, cure, prevent or in any way improve or ease any conditions,
disease or symptoms. The content of the website, products and documentation
provided is for your entertainment and enlightenment only. None of the
content of this website, packaging and documentation provided with products
offered on this website or any correspondence entered into is intended or
should be construed as a substitute or augmentation of advice from your
physician or medical practitioner. You should not use any information
provided by us in any form to diagnose or treat any condition or disease.
You must consult your healthcare practitioner or doctor before commencing
any dietary change, taking or ceasing to take any medication, starting or
stopping a treatment of any suspected or diagnosed medical condition or self
improvement plan. |
Warning! |
Read our detailed warning and disclaimer |
|
|
