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botanical illustration of clubmoss, Lycopodium cernuum

botanical record · discovered

clubmoss

Lycopodium cernuum

clubmoss · Staghorn clubmoss · 물석송

At a glance

Origin / distribution: China, Malaya, Sumatra, Java, Ruku-ruku, Malaysia, CO

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Anodyne, Beriberi, Ache(Bones), Carminative

Science studied: CERNUINE, LYCOCERNUINE

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 cernuum

Common names: clubmoss, Staghorn clubmoss, 물석송

History

The source record documents this plant in China, Malaya, Sumatra, Elsewhere, Java, Ruku-ruku, Malaysia, CO.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

  • Anodyne
  • Beriberi
  • Ache(Bones)
  • Carminative
  • Chest
  • Cough
  • Dermatosis
  • Leg
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  • Numbness
  • Skin
  • Sore
  • Spasm
  • Tonic
  • Trauma
  • Abscess
  • Beri-Beri
  • Rheumatism
  • Asthma
  • Myalgia

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

  • China
  • Malaya
  • Sumatra
  • Elsewhere
  • Java
  • Ruku-ruku
  • Malaysia
  • CO

Documented cultural uses

  • Anodyne
  • Beriberi
  • Ache(Bones)
  • Carminative
  • Chest
  • Cough
  • Dermatosis
  • Leg
  • Numbness
  • Skin
  • Sore
  • Spasm
show 7 more documented entries
  • Tonic
  • Trauma
  • Abscess
  • Beri-Beri
  • Rheumatism
  • Asthma
  • Myalgia

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • CERNUINE
  • LYCOCERNUINE

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.

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

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  • 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

Contributions and revisions

No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.

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