botanical record · discovered
Chin-Pu-Huan
Lycopodium serratum
Chin-Pu-Huan · Clubmoss · Huperzia
At a glance
Origin / distribution: not documented
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: 21-EPISERRATENEDIOL, HUPERZINE-B, LYCOBERGINE, LYCOPODINE
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 serratum
Common names: Chin-Pu-Huan, Clubmoss, Huperzia
History
Historical context is not documented in this record.
Origins and distribution
not documented in this record
Documented cultural uses
not documented in this record
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Phytochemical characterization and multi-target protective effects of Lycopodium serratum var. longipetiolatum against dysmenorrhea. · 2026 source ↗
- Serramyuines A-C, new skeletal C<sub>27</sub>N<sub>3</sub>-type Lycopodium alkaloids from Lycopodium serratum Thunb. var. serratum. · 2026 source ↗
- Identification of Lycopodium Alkaloids Produced by an Ultraviolet-Irradiated Strain of Paraboeremia, an Endophytic Fungus from Lycopodium serratum var. longipetiolatum. · 2018 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- 21-EPISERRATENEDIOL
- HUPERZINE-B
- LYCOBERGINE
- LYCOPODINE
- LYCOSERRINE
- 16-OXOLYCOCLAVINOL
- SERRAT-14-ENE-3BETA,21ALPHA-DIOL
- SERRAT-14-ENE-3BETA,21BETA-DIOL
- SERRATIDENE
- SERRATINE
- SERRATINIDINE
- SERRATININE
- TOHOGENOL
- HUPERZINE-A
- LYCODINE
- LYCOSERRAMINE
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- 16-OXOSERRATENTRIOL
- 21-EPISERRATRIOL
- SERRAT-14-ENE-3BETA,21ALPHA,24-TRIOL
- SERRATRIOL
- LYCOTHUINE
- 8-DEOXYSERRATININE
- HUPERSERRATININE
- HUPERZININE
- LUCIDINE-B
- LUCIDIOLINE
- MACLEANINE
- N-METHYL-HUPERZINE-B
- OXOLUCIDINE-B
- SERRATENEDIOL-3-ACETATE
- LYCOCLAVINE
- LYCODOLINE
- SERRATENEDIOL
- TOHOGENINOL
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
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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