Lycopodium clavatum
Club Moss
Key Characteristics
Lack of confidence, anticipatory anxiety; right-sided; worse 4-8 p.m., warm; better open air, uncovering; digestive complaints; flatulence; impotence.
Commonly used in these styles
Prescribing approaches where this remedy is frequently selected.
Not yet associated with specific prescribing styles.
Typical Potencies & Dosing
Common potency scales and dosing guidance for acute and chronic use.
30c to 1m
Potency Scale
30c to 1m
Acute Dosing
30C every few hours for acute digestive complaints, right-sided pains, or anticipatory anxiety; 200C in severe, well-established pictures.
Chronic Dosing
200C to 1M as a single constitutional dose at long intervals for chronic digestive, hepatic, or right-sided complaints; repeat only after a clear return of symptoms.
Notes
Worse 4-8 p.m. and better from warm food and open air are key. Right-sidedness and craving sweets confirm. Wait between doses — Lycopodium acts deeply.
Dosing Guidance
Potency scale and acute / chronic dosing notes drawn from the primary literature.
Potency Scale
30C, 200C, 1M
Acute
30C 2-3x daily for acute bloating, flatulence, or right-sided complaints; reduce as symptoms ease.
Chronic
200C weekly for chronic digestive weakness, anxiety with bravado, or right-sided organ complaints; 1M under supervision.
Notes
Constitutional remedy for the intellectual, anxious, dictatorial type with weak digestion and right-sided complaints. Worse from 4-8pm, warmth, cold drinks; better from warm food, motion, uncovering.
Miasmatic Affinity
The chronic miasm — inherited disease pattern — most associated with this remedy.
Constitutional Type
The constitutional profile — physical and emotional temperament — this remedy is most suited to.
Nervous
Materia Medica
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Lack of self-confidence masked by bravado; anticipatory anxiety, fears failure; irritable, dictatorial at home but timid in public; intellectual, prefers to be alone; sad, despondent; confused thinking; fear of people, of being alone; responsible but anxious about new undertakings.
Headache right-sided, worse 4-8 p.m., better in open air and uncovering; frontal; bursting; from digestive upset; dandruff; falling hair; premature graying; face pale with deep furrows; one foot hot, one cold.
Eyes half-closed; dim sight; photophobia; styes on right upper lid; cataract; conjunctivitis; evening aggravation; twitching of lids.
Remedy Relationships
Complementary, follow-up, inimical, and antidotal remedies linked to Lycopodium clavatum.
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- Follows well
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- Inimical
- Antidote
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