Lycopodium Clavatum
Club moss · Abbrev.: LYC
Abdomen
Gentle Pills monograph
Fermentation and flatulence lower down; loud rumbling; liver region sensitive to tight clothing.
Dose
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High potencies traditionally for constitutional use; low potencies in active dyspepsia.
Generalities
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Right-to-left progression of complaints; halves of the body differently affected; wakes hungry at night; eats must be small and often.
Head
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Premature greying and balding; right-sided headaches; waves of heat with momentary vanishing of thought.
Introduction
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Weak digestion with bloating after a few mouthfuls, right-sided complaints, and the 4–8 p.m. aggravation — confident outside, insecure inside.
Male
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Impotence with premature emissions in young married men from excesses; lack of confidence projecting onto performance.
Mind
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Intellectually keen but emotionally timid; anticipates failure yet performs well; domineering at home, obsequious to superiors; dread of new situations and of people.
Modalities
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Worse: 4–8 p.m., right side, cold drinks, pressure of clothes. Better: warm drinks, motion, uncovering the head, eructations.
Relationships
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Complementary Chamaelirium, Pulsatilla; compare Natrum muriaticum (salt craving vs sugar), Sepia (both dislike their dear ones).
Stomach
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Fullness after a few mouthfuls; everything turns to wind and sourness; red sand in the urine on paper; craving sweets.
References
This monograph is an original summary faithful to the classical tradition. It condenses material from these public-domain sources:
- James Tyler Kent, Lectures on Homoeopathic Materia Medica (1905)Primary remedy pictures; characteristic mental and general symptoms. · Public domain (USA, pre-1930 publication)
- William Boericke, Pocket Manual of Homeopathic Materia Medica and Repertory (1927)Reproduced here in full — the complete classical repertory-style monographs. · Public domain (USA, pre-1930 publication)
- Constantine Hering, The Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica (1879–1891)Confirmed symptom aggregates behind the section organization. · Public domain
- Timothy Field Allen, Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica (1874–1879)Provings background referenced by the verification tradition. · Public domain
Published by Gentle Pills under CC0 1.0 — original wording, dedicated to the public domain. Not a substitute for the primary texts.
Reminder: this information is published for qualified practitioners. Patients must not self-medicate — homeopathic prescribing depends on the complete individual symptom picture, which only a doctor can evaluate. Please visit a homeopathy doctor.