Lycopodium clavatum
Great constitutional remedy. Right-sided or right-to-left. Flatulence, bloating, fullness after a few bites. Intellectually keen but physically weak. Anticipatory anxiety, fear of failure. Craves sweets and warm drinks. Worse 4-8 PM.
Source
Prepared from the spores of Lycopodium clavatum (Lycopodiaceae), triturated.
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Keynote Symptoms
Right-sided or right-to-left. Worse 4-8 PM. Flatulence, bloating of lower abdomen. Full after eating a small amount. Craves sweets, warm drinks. Intellectually keen but physically weak. Anticipatory anxiety but performs well. Loves power but fears responsibility. Fan-like motion of alae nasi.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Lack of self-confidence covered by arrogance or bravado. Fear of failure, of being alone, of new undertakings. Anticipatory anxiety — fears failure but performs well. Desire for power and authority. Intellectually keen. Dictatorial to subordinates but yielding to superiors. Dyslexia, mixes words.
General Symptoms
Right-sided. Worse 4-8 PM, from cold food and drinks, oysters, beans, cabbage, tight clothing. Better from warm food and drinks, motion, eructation, urination, uncovering head, after midnight. Emaciation from above downward. Premature greying.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Headache if does not eat, from going without food. Shakes head without apparent cause. Premature greying/baldness.
Nose
Fan-like motion of alae nasi (wings of nose flap with breathing). Stuffiness, worse at night. Chronic catarrh.
Ears
Humming, roaring. Thick, yellow, offensive discharge. Eczema behind ears.
Throat
Dryness without thirst. Right-sided sore throat. Ulceration of tonsils beginning right side. Better from warm drinks.
Stomach
Full after a few mouthfuls. Bloating immediately after eating. Craves sweets, warm drinks. Aversion to coffee. Sour eructations. Heartburn. Cannot bear tight clothing around waist.
Abdomen
Tremendous bloating of lower abdomen. Rumbling, fermentation. Everything eaten turns to wind. Inguinal hernia, especially right.
Rectum
Constipation: ineffectual urging, stool hard, small, incomplete. Haemorrhoids painful to touch.
Urinary
Red sediment in urine like sand. Renal colic right side. Child cries before urinating (renal origin).
Male Genitalia
Impotence with strong desire. Premature ejaculation. Enlarged prostate.
Respiratory
Tickling cough, short and worse 4-8 PM. Fan-like motion of nose. Dyspnoea.
Chest
Burning between scapulae. Stitches right chest.
Back
Burning between scapulae as from hot coals. Pain in small of back.
Extremities
One foot hot, one cold. Numbness of fingers and toes. Chronic gout.
Skin
Dry, shrivelled. Brown spots, freckles. Varicose veins. Psoriasis.
Sleep & Dreams
Drowsy by day. Unrefreshing sleep. Wakes angry. Talks, laughs in sleep.
Modalities
Better From
Warm food and drinks, motion, eructation, urination, uncovering head, after midnight, open air
Worse From
4-8 PM, cold food/drinks, oysters, beans, cabbage, tight clothing, right side, waking
Constitutional Type
Thin above, bloated below. Intellectually keen but physically weak. Premature ageing. Yellow complexion, deep forehead furrows. Lean face, broad hips. Professionals, lawyers, managers.
Clinical Indications
Flatulence, IBS, liver complaints, renal colic, sore throat (right), impotence, anticipatory anxiety, premature greying, chronic fatigue
Comparative Materia Medica
Lachesis is left-sided (vs right for Lycopodium) and worse from sleep. China has flatulence but not relieved by eating. Nux vomica is also ambitious but more irritable, competitive, and has spasmodic pains.
Safety Information
Aconitum, Camphora, Causticum (inimical), Chamomilla, Coffea, Graphites, Pulsatilla.
Lycopodium spores are chemically inert and non-toxic in crude form (used as dusting powder). Only become medicinally active through potentisation. Safe in all forms.
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