Lycopodium clavatum

Common name: club moss.

It is especially adapted to ailments gradually developing (D.).

Often useful for persons who are intellectually keen, but physically weak (A.).

Functional power weakening with failure of the digestive power (D.).

Great emaciation (Abrot., Iod., Nat-M., Sil.).

Involuntary spasmodic contraction and stretching of the limbs.

Drawing and tearing in the limbs, especially while at rest and at night.

Numbness of the limbs (Acon., Kalm., Rhus-T.).

Contraction of the limbs (Am-M., Cupr., Sec.).

Limbs go to sleep (Puls.).

There is inclination to lie about and real aversion to movement.

RIGHT-SIDED AFFECTIONS (THROAT, CHEST, ABDOMEN, LIVER AND OVARIES) (A.).

Twitchings through the body (Ign.).

Varices (Calc-T., Ham., Nat-M., Sep.).

Chronic gout, with chalky deposits in the joints (Br.).

COMPLAINTS FROM RIGHT TO LEFT (reverse of Lach.) (D.).

Offensiveness of the discharges (Bapt., Merc., Nit-Ac., Petr., Sil., Sulph.) (D.).

Inflammation of the bones with nightly pains (Asaf., Calc-F., Calc-S., Fluor-Ac., Merc., Mezer., Nit-Ac., Phyt., Sil.).

Softening of the bones (Calc., Merc., Sil.).

Caries (Asaf., Calc., Kali-B., Merc., Nit-Ac., Phos., Sil.).

Deep-seated, progressive, chronic diseases (Calc., Merc., Sil., Sulph.) (A.).

DROPSY (Acet-Ac., Chel., Dig., Kali-C.).

Child screams before passing urine (Bor., Sars.) (A.).

Soreness in children (Cham.).

Children weak, emaciated; with well-developed head, but puny and sickly bodies (A.).

LOOKS OLDER THAN HE IS (Arg-N.) (N.).

BABY CRIES ALL DAY, SLEEPS ALL NIGHT (reverse of Jal., Psor.) (A.).

Snuffles: Child starts from sleep rubbing its nose (A.).

Nose stopped at night, due to dry catarrh; must breathe through the mouth (Am-C., Nux-V., Samb.) (A.).

Enlarged tonsils; studded with small ulcers (D.).

Tonsils and tongue are both swollen (Apis, Merc., Rhus-T.) (D.).

Diphtheritic deposits on the right side of the throat (D.).

Diphtheria: Fauces brownish-red; deposit spreads from the right tonsil to the left, or descends from the nose (A.).

SORETHROAT: WORSE AFTER SLEEP AND FROM COLD DRINKS (worse from warm drinks- Lach.) (A.).

Aching pain in the lumbar region, ameliorated after urinating (K.).

RENAL COLIC (Berb., Canth., Ocim.) (F.).

SANDY SEDIMENT OF URINE (Am-C., Berb., Nit-Ac., Sep.).

Urinary disturbances are marked (Canth., Merc., Sep., Tereb.) (D.).

Stitches in the neck of the bladder and anus at the same time (N.).

HEAVY, RED SEDIMENT IN THE URINE (Arn., Ars., Arund., Dig., Lob., Merc-C., Ocim., Ox-Ac., Pareir., Phos., Plan., Sel., Senec., Sep., Tarant.) (D.).

Terrific pain in the back previous to every urination, with relief as soon as the urine begins to flow (G.).

Lithic acid diathesis (N.).

IMPOTENCE, OR SEXUAL DESIRE TOO STRONG (Agar., Calad., Con., Phos.).

Premature emission (Sulph.) (A.).

Impotence, with cold, relaxed sexual organs, and diminished sexual powers (Agn.) (D.).

Aversion to coition (Graph.) (K.).

Incomplete erection during coition (Camph., Graph., Phos-Ac., Sulph.) (K.).

Falls asleep during an embrace (A.).

Profuse leucorrhœa, with cutting pains across the right side to the left (G.).

Catamenia too profuse (Calc., Erig., Ferr., Graph., Sec.).

Dryness of the vagina (Ars., Ferr., Graph., Nat-M., Sep.). (A.).

Burning in the vagina during and after coition (Kreos.) (A.).

Discharge of blood from the genitals during every stool (Ambr., Am-M., Ind.) (A.).

Nipples bleed much and are very sore (G.).

Fœtus appears to be turning somersault (Thuj.) (A.).

Discharge of wind from the vagina (Brom.) (G.).

Snoring breathing (Brom., Camph., Cupr., Hep., Ign., Lac-C., Lach., Nux-V., Op., Stram.) (D.).

Nose stuffed up; cannot breathe through it night or day (Nux-V., Stict.) (D.).

Discharge of yellowish-green matter from the nose (Arg-N., Kali-B., Kali-S., Merc., Nat-S.) (D.).

FAN-LIKE MOTION OF THE ALAE-NASI (Ant-T.) (D.).

Very often of great service in pneumonia with great dyspnœa, flaying of the alœ nasi, and the presence of the mucous rattle (Phos.).

Cough deep, hollow; even raising mucus in large quantities affords little relief (A.).

CHRONIC DRY COUGH IN PINING BOYS (K.).

MALTREATED OR NEGLECTED PNEUMONIA (Kali-C.); THE BASE OF THE RIGHT LUNG IS INVOLVED ESPECIALLY (A.).

In intermittents, flatulence, sour eructations, sour taste, sour sweat and sour vomiting (N.).

Chill on the left side of the body (Caust., Carb-V.) (N.).

Perspiration immediately after the chill (N.).

Thirst after sweating stage (N.).

Sour vomiting between chill and heat; must uncover (N.).

Old, broken-down cases of malaria (N.).

AFRAID TO BE LEFT ALONE (Arg-N., Ars., Bism., Crot-C., Hyos., Kali-C., Lil-T., Phos.) (D.).

Avaricious, greedy, miserly, malicious, and pusillanimous (A.).

Ailments from fright, anger, mortification, or vexation with reserved displeasure (Staph.) (A.).

IMPERIOUS AND DOMINEERING (Plat.) (D.).

Depression of mind and sensorium; stupid; lower jaw drops (Hyos.) (N.).

Sad and melancholic (Ign., Nat-M., Sep.) (D.).

Weeps all day, cannot calm herself (Nat-M., Puls., Stann.) (A.).

Makes mistakes in speech (Arg-N., Arn., Bar-C., Both., Cann-I., Chin-Ars., Kali-Br., Kali-P., Lach., Med., Nat-M., Nux-V., Onos., Phos-Ac., Sulph., Verat.) (D.).

VERY SENSITIVE, EVEN CRIES WHEN THANKED (A.).

Averse to undertaking new things (Br.).

Irritable; peevish and cross on waking; ugly, kick and scream; easily angered; cannot endure opposition (Aur., Cham., Nux-V.); or contradiction; seeks disputes; is beside himself (A.).

Plica polonica (Hg.).

Dry porrigo of children (G.).

Greyish yellow colour of the face (Bt.).

Shakes head without apparent cause (Br.).

Boils, which bleed a great deal all the time (G.).

PALPITATION DURING DIGESTION (Sep.) (K.).

CONVULSIONS IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BODY (Bell., Caust., Nux-V.; left side of the body- Calc-P., Cupr., Elaps, Graph., Ipec., Nat-M., Plb., Sulph.) (K.).

Ulcers and vesicles on and under the tongue (N.).

Chronic eczema, associated with urinary, gastric and hepatic disorders (Br.).

GREAT DEBILITY-LOWER JAW HANGING DOWN, EYES HALF OPEN AND SLOW BREATHING THROUGH THE MOUTH.

Twitching and jerking during sleep (Bell., Hyos., Stram.).

While at rest he feels the debility most, but is disinclined to move.

Debility in the morning when awakening (Lach.).

Twitchings through the body.

Ebullition in the evening, with trembling and restlessness.

A sensation as if the circulation had ceased.

Weakness and relaxation (Gels.) (D.).

Bad effects of tobacco-smoking and chewing (Ars.) (A.).

Early senility (Arg-N.) (B.).

Hemiopia (Aur., Bov., Calc., Cocc., Dig., Gels., Glon., Lith., Nat-M., Sep.) (B.).

TONGUE OSCILLATING FROM SIDE TO SIDE LIKE A PENDULUM (Cupr., Lach.) (N.).

Oversensitiveness of the organs of sense (Cham., Coff., Lach., Nux-V.).

Wrinkled forehead; frowning (B.).

Purulent, ichorous otorrhœa, with impaired hearing, after scarlatina (N.).

Evening light blinds him very much; can see nothing on the table (N.).

Sees only left half of an object distinctly (right half of objects invisible- Lith.) (N.).

Throbbing headache after every paroxysm of coughing (N.).

Swelling, inflammation and suppuration of the glands (Calc., Hep., Iod., Merc., Sil.).

Shuddering as if from a shock in both temples and chest (when coughing) (N.).

Upper part of the body emaciated, lower part semi-dropsical (reverse of Am-M.) (A.).

ONE FOOT HOT AND THE OTHER COLD (N.).

Burning as of hot coals between the scapulæ (Berb., Kali-B., Med., Nux-V., Phos., Sulph., Thuj.) (D.).

Night-sweats; perspiration cold, clammy, sour, fetid, or smelling like onions.

Right-sided hernia (A.).

Constipation; almost impossible to evacuate the stools (G.).

Bleeding piles (Aloe, Nux-V., Sulph.) (D.).

Constipation: Since puberty; since last confinement; when away from home (A.).

Constipation with ineffectual urging and a sensation as if something remained behind due to constriction of the rectum and anus (Sep.) (D.).

There is sour taste, sour belching and sometimes sour vomiting (Arg-N., Carb-V., Nat-P.) (D.).

Function of the liver seriously disturbed (Berb., Chel., Dig., Hep., Iod., Kali-M., Lach., Merc., Nat-S., Phos., Sep., Sulph.) (D.).

Predisposed to lung and hepatic affections (Calc., Phos., Sulph.) (A.).

BITTER TASTE IN THE MOUTH AT NIGHT (Ant-T., Lach., Rhus-T.) (K.).

Constant sensation of satiety (A.).

Desire for sweets (Arg-N., Calc., Merc.) (D.).

FERMENTATION IN THE ABDOMEN, WITH LOUD GRUMBLING, CROAKING, ESPECIALLY IN THE LOWER ABDOMEN (upper abdomen- Carb-V., entire abdomen- Chin.) (A.).

SOUR VOMITING, DURING CHILL OR FEVER (Rob.) (K.).

Goes to meals with a vigorous appetite, but a few mouthfuls fills him up full (D.).

Waking at night feeling hungry (Cina, Psor.) (A.).

Canine hunger; the more he eats, the more he craves; head aches if he does not eat (Chel., Phos.) (A.).

Excessive accumulation of flatulence; fulness, not relieved by belching (Chin.) (A.).

Very sleepy after eating (Agar., Anac., Bov., Carb-V., Chin., Kali-C., Nat-M., Nux-V., Op., Phos., Sil., Sulph.) (D.).

Great accumulation of flatus in the intestines, which presses up and causes difficulty in breathing (Arg-N.) (D.).

ERUCTATIONS AMELIORATE GASTRIC TROUBLES (Ant-T., Arg-N., Carb-S., Carb-V., Graph., Ign., Kali-B., Kali-C., Sang.) (K.).

Slow digestion (Chin., Hep.) (C.).

Heart-burn; water-brash (Nat-P.) (C.).

Pit of the stomach swollen and sensitive, and intolerant to tight clothing (D.).

AGGRAVATION: In the afternoon; at night; from 4 to 8 P.M.; from cold; in a warm room; after eating; from wrapping up the head; while lying down; and while urinating.

AMELIORATION: By motion; in the heat of the bed; in the cool, open air; from warm food and drinks; from loosening the garments; from uncovering the head; and from eructation.

RELATIONSHIP: Complementary: Iod., Kali-C., Lach.

Follows well after: Calc., Carb-V., Chel., Graph., Iod., Lach., Nux-V., and Sulph.

Antidotes: Camph., Caust., and Puls.

It antidotes: Chin.