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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Lycopodium selago (Lycopodiaceae)

Common Names
Clubmoss
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
12-EPILYCODOLINE 0 Plant *
12-HYDROXYLYCOPODINE 0 Plant *
6-BETA-HYDROXYHUPERZINE-A 0 Plant 58.0 *
ACRIFOLINE 1 Plant *
AZELAIC-ACID 8 Plant *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Plant *
BETA-CRYPTOXANTHIN 2 Plant *
BETA-OBSCURINE 0 Plant *
FERULIC-ACID 61 Plant *
HUPERZINE-A 11 Plant 183.0 1.00 *
ISOQUERCITRIN 22 Plant *
LUTEIN 15 Plant *
LUTEIN-EPOXIDE 0 Plant *
LYCODOLINE 0 Plant *
LYCOPODINE 3 Plant *
LYCOPODIUM-ALKALOID-L-20 0 Plant *
LYCOPODIUM-ALKALOID-L-8 0 Plant *
MUTATOXANTHIN 0 Plant *
NEOXANTHIN 2 Plant *
RHODOXANTHIN 1 Plant *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Insectiphile 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Interferon-Synergist 1 *
Laxative 1 =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
Memorigenic 1 *
Metal-Chelator 1 McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25.
Mucogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 1 Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19.
Paralytic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Peristaltic 1 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Pesticide 3 *
Phagocytotic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Preservative 1 Merck 11th Edition
Prooxidant 2 *
Prostaglandigenic 1 *
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor 1 Xu, L. N., Yu, W. G., Tian, J. Y., Liu, Q. Y. 1990. Effect of Sodium Ferulate on Arachidonic Acid Metabolism. Yao Hsueh Hsueh Pao, 25(6): 412-416.
Quinone-Reductase-Inducer 2 Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103.
Retinoprotectant Optometry 1 *
Sunscreen 1 Chemical Marketing Reporter; a weekly tabloid, 9/10/92.
Thymoprotective 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
TNF-alpha-Inhibitor 1 *