Lycopodiaceae Lycopodium clavatum L.

Running Clubmoss

Aleut - Drug, Analgesic

Use documented by:
Bank, II, Theodore P., 1953, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies in the Aleutian Islands II. Health and Medical Lore of the Aleuts, Botanical and Ethnobotanical Studies Papers, Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, page 427

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Scientific name: Lycopodium clavatum L.
USDA symbol: LYCL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Running Clubmoss
Family: Lycopodiaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Aleut
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Infusion of plant taken for postpartum pain.

RECRD: 89246 id: 21488

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