Homeopathic Database

Lycopodium, or club moss, is made from plants in the genus Lycopodium. This ancient genus covers nearly 1000 species and includes common club moss, ground pine, ground cedar and wolf’s foot. The most common, L. clavatum, or stag’s horn, is widely distributed and the one most often used in homeopathic medicine.

The Lycopodium Physiology

Lycopodium patients tend to manifest symptoms on one side of the body and may even find that their symptoms move from side to side over the course of the day. In extreme cases, one extremity, like a foot or hand, may be uncomfortably hot while the other may feel equally cold.

Lycopodiums tend to crave sweets and may express a preference for warm foods. Their appetites are often initially ravenous but may be satisfied with small portions. The appetite soon returns, however, and lycopodiums often find themselves hungry again soon after eating.

The Lycopodium Personality

Lycopodium people are often described in homeopathic texts as insecure and fearful. They are prone to social anxiety and may agonize over others’ opinions of them. It is not at all uncommon for this fear of rejection or disapproval to manifest itself in shows of false bravado. Sometimes these displays can be quite dramatic and many even involve “bullying” others.

These souls simultaneously crave attention and reject it. Fear of the dark and fear of death are common themes in the lycopodium personality.

Lycopodium in Homeopathic Medicine

In homeopathy, lycopodium is most often used for digestive disorders. Homeopaths believe that the fears and anxieties lycopodium people display often manifest themselves in the stomach and intestines.

Lycopodium may also be employed for sore throats, earaches and infections in the urinary tract.