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botanical illustration of Chin-Pu-Huan, Lycopodium serratum

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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

Lycopodium serratum
Lycopodium serratum · Cheng-Tao Lin

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

show claim source mapping
  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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