botanical record · discovered
Antler Herb
Lycopodium clavatum
Antler Herb · Clubmoss · Almindelig ulvefod · Blëtzpolleverkraut · Cnwbfwsogl Corn Carw · Cnwp-Fwsogl Corn Carw · Cnwpfwsogl Corn Carw · Cnwpfwsogl Corn Hydd · Common Club Moss · Common Clubmoss · Corn Carw'r Mynydd · Elk-moss · Grote wolfsklauw · Ground-pine · Keulen-Baerlapp · Keulen-Bärlapp
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Lesotho, US, France, Italy, Turkey, Spain
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Ache(Head), Apertif, Cancer(Skin), Carminative
Science studied: N-ACETYL-N-BETA-METHYLPHLEGMARINE, ALKALOIDS, APIGENIN, ARSENIC
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Lycopodiaceae
Scientific name: Lycopodium clavatum
Common names: Antler Herb, Clubmoss, Almindelig ulvefod, Blëtzpolleverkraut, Cnwbfwsogl Corn Carw, Cnwp-Fwsogl Corn Carw, Cnwpfwsogl Corn Carw, Cnwpfwsogl Corn Hydd, Common Club Moss, Common Clubmoss, Corn Carw'r Mynydd, Elk-moss, Grote wolfsklauw, Ground-pine, Keulen-Baerlapp, Keulen-Bärlapp
History
The source record documents this plant in Lesotho, US, France, Italy, Turkey, Spain, Elsewhere.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Ache(Head)
- Apertif
- Cancer(Skin)
- Carminative
- Catarrh
- Chest
- Diarrhea
- Diuretic
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- Dyspepsia
- Emmenagogue
- Fever
- Fumitory
- Homeopathy
- Laxative
- Nerves
- Pressor
- Preventitive(Chafe)
- Rheumatism
- Skin
- Spasm
- Uterotonic
- Aphrodisiac
- Pill-Coating
- Urogenital
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Lesotho
- US
- France
- Italy
- Turkey
- Spain
- Elsewhere
Documented cultural uses
- Ache(Head)
- Apertif
- Cancer(Skin)
- Carminative
- Catarrh
- Chest
- Diarrhea
- Diuretic
- Dyspepsia
- Emmenagogue
- Fever
- Fumitory
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- Homeopathy
- Laxative
- Nerves
- Pressor
- Preventitive(Chafe)
- Rheumatism
- Skin
- Spasm
- Uterotonic
- Aphrodisiac
- Pill-Coating
- Urogenital
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- N-ACETYL-N-BETA-METHYLPHLEGMARINE
- ALKALOIDS
- APIGENIN
- ARSENIC
- AZELAIC-ACID
- CLAVANOLINE
- CLAVATOL
- CLAVOLONINE
- COPPER
- DIHYDROLYCOPODINE
- 9,10-DIHYDROXYSTEARIC-ACID
- 9,10-DIOXYSTEARIC-ACID
- FERULIC-ACID
- IRON
- LYCLANINOL
- LYCODOLINE
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- MANGANESE
- MYRISTIC-ACID
- 16-OXYSERRATENEDIOL
- 16-OXOSERRAT-14-ENE-3ALPHA,21BETA-DIOL
- 16-OXOSERRAT-14-EN-3-BETA,21-BETA-DIOL
- PALMITIC-ACID
- PROLINE
- SERRATENEDIOL
- SERRAT-14-ENE-3BETA,21BETA,24-TRIOL
- SODIUM
- VALINE
- ZINC
- DIEPISERRATENEDIOL
- FAWCETTIDINE
- 9-HEXADECANOIC-ACID
- LYCLANITIN
- VANILLIC-ACID
- ALANINE
- ARGININE
- CALCIUM
- CLAVATOXINE
- DE-N-METHYL-ALPHA-OBSCURINE
- FAT
- FLABELLIFORMINE
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- LYCOCLAVANIN
- LYCODINE
- LYCOPOLINE
- MERCURY
- OLEIC-ACID
- 16-OXOSERRAT-14-EN-3-BETA,21-ALPHA-DIOL
- PROTOAMINE
- SPORONIN
- DIHYDROCAFFEIC-ACID
- FAWCETTIMINE
- HISTIDINE
- LUCIDOLINE
- LYCOCLAVANOL
- LYCOCRYPTOL
- LYCOPODINE
- MAGNESIUM
- METHYLLYCOCLAVINE
- NICOTINE
- POTASSIUM
- SERRAT-14-ENE-3ALPHA,20BETA,21,24-TETRAOL
- SERRAT-14-ENE-3ALPHA,21BETA,24-TRIOL-16-ONE
- ACETYLDIHYDROLYCOPODINE
- ALPHA-OBSCURINE
- ANHYDROLYCODOLINE
- ANNONTINE
- APIGENIN-4'-GLUCOSIDE
- BETA-OBSCURINE
- CAFFEIC-ACID
- CHRYSOERIOL
- LUTEOLIN
- LYCOFLEXINE
- LYCOPODIUMOLEIC-ACID-GLYCERIDES
- PHYTOSTEROLS
- SUGARS
- ALPHA-ONOCERIN
- CLAVATINE
- HYDROCAFFEIC-ACID
- LYCOCLAVINE
- O-ACETYLLYCOCLAVINE
- 16-OXOSERRATENEDIOL
- 21-EPISERRATENEDIOL
- 21-EPISERRATRIOL
- 22-DEHYDROCAMPESTEROL
- 24-ALPHA-ETHYLCHOLEST-5-EN-3-BETA-OL
- 24-ALPHA-ETHYLCHOLESTA-5,22-DIEN-3-BETA-OL
- 24-ALPHA-METHYL-CHOLEST-5-EN-3-BETA-OL
- 24-BETA-METHYLCHOLEST-5-EN-3-BETA-OL
- ACETYLFAWCETTIINE
- CHOLESTEROL
- DEACETYLFAWCETTIINE
- DIOXYSTEARIC-ACID
- FAWCETTIINE
- PROLAMINE
- SERRATENEOLONE
- SPOROPOLLENIN
- SUCROSE
- 16-OXOLYCOCLAVANOL
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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