COMMON CLUB MOSS (Lycopodium clavatum) Common names: Vegetable Sulphur and Wolf's Claw This mosy evergreen plant has 1 to 2 metre long ramblers which trail along the forest ground with their hair-like roots. From these ramblers grow 7 to 10 cm high forked branches soft to the touch. The 4 year old plants develop yellowish spikes which yield the pollen, called Club Moss powder, which is homoepathically employed for excoriated surfaces of the skin. The club moss is a radium containing plant and easily distinguished by its widely ranging, rope like ramblers and the yellow pollen of the spikes. It is found all over the world and occurs in high forests on Northern slopes and in moors. For gout and rheumatism, even if the joints are deformed, for chronic constipation and piles, Club Moss tea is recommended. However, people who suffer from diarrhoea should use the tea only with the greatest caution as cramps in the intestines could develop. Club Moss is never boiled, water is poured over it. The tea is useful for all complaints of the urinary - and reproductive organs, for inflammations and hardening of the testes, formation of gravel in the kidneys and renal colic. For inflammation of the liver, growth of the connective tissues of the liver, even if malignant, Club Moss is indispensable. With its use the convalescent quickly regains his strength. Shortness of breath, hardening of the liver (cirrhosis of the liver) - Club moss is helpful. Leg cramps and cramps in the feet can be cured with a Club Moss pillow. Cramp in the bladder... apply a small bag of dried Club Moss to the region of the bladder. Apply for a few days. Cramps in the leg... Club Moss is placed in a cloth and tied around the calf. Foot baths can be taken and also sitz baths for cramps in the bladder. War and accident injuries leave scars which somtimes cause cramps - Use Club Moss Pillow and baths. The Club Moss powder, also sold as "Club Moss Spores", heals bedsores of seriously ill people in a short time. The Club Moss powder is finely and gently spread over the open sores. DIRECTIONS: Infusion: 1/4 litre of boiling water is poured over a level teaspoon of Club Moss, infused for a short time. Only 1 cup is taken in sips on an empty stomach, half an hour before breatfast. For cirrhosis and malignant diseases of the liver, 2 cups are drunk daily. Club Moss Pillow: Dried Club Moss (100gm, 200gm, or 300 gm depending on the size of the area affected by the cramp) is stuffed into a pillow which is applied to the aching area overnight. This pillow retains its effect for one year. Sitz Bath: Take only half a bucketful of fresh herbs or approx. 100gm of dried herbs and proceed as for a full bath. The bath water must cover the kidney region. Observe the instructions for the particular herbs. The water from the sitz bath can be re-warmed and used twice more. From the Book Health Through God's Pharmacy Maria Treben (Advice and experiences with medicinal herbs) |