Lycopodium clavatum Foxtail

Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Lycopodium clavatum
Scientific Name and Description
Lycopodium clavatum L
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb

Plant Synonyms

Plant Synonyms
Lepidotis ciliata P. Beauv.
Lepidotis clavata (L.) P. Beauv.
Lepidotis inflexa P. Beauv.
Lycopodium aristatum Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
Lycopodium ciliatum (P. Beauv.) Sw.
Lycopodium eriostachys Fée
Lycopodium inflexum (P. Beauv.) Sw.
Lycopodium piliferum Raddi
Lycopodium preslii Grev. & Hook.
Lycopodium trichiatum Bory
Lycopodium trichophyllum Desv.
Lycopodium contiguum Klotzsch
Copodium oxynemum Raf.
Lycopodium divaricatum Wall. ex Hook. & Grev.
Lycopodium kinabaluense Ching
Lycopodium serpens C. Presl 1825, not Desv. ex Poir. 1814
Lycopodium tamariscispica Cesati
Lycopodium torridum Gaudich.
Urostachys plutonis Herter
Lycopodium trichophyes Sprengel
Lycopodium mayoris Rosenstock

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

English clubfoot moss, clubmoss, foxtail, ground pine, running clubmoss, staghorn, staghorn moss, vegetable sulfer, vegetable sulphur
Marathi bendarli
Common Names common club moss, stag's-horn clubmoss, running clubmoss, ground pine
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Homoeopathy
Folk
Herb usable parts
Aerial parts
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use

Lycopodium clavatum L. Herb Aerial parts Muscle pain and fatigue General Namsa et al. 2009


 

References

Literature

Literature
Namsa et al. 2009
MEDICO-ETHNO-BOTANICAL EXPLORATIONS IN SIKKIM HIMALAYAS Author - DR. V.N. PANDEY
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH

Citations

Herb citations

Lycopodium clavatum. (2024, April 17). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycopodium_clavatum