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Usnea Lichen Whole Wildharvested -
Usnea spp., 1 lb, (Mountain Rose Herbs)
Usnea has been used in Chinese medicine for more than three thousand years. Considered a bitter, cool medicine, usnea is antibiotic, antifungal, antispasmodic, antipyretic, and analgesic. Early Chinese herbalists administered usnea orally as an expectorant and topically to treat infections and ulcers. Today, it is used as a tincture or infusion to treat tuberculosis and bronchitis, and applied locally to help heal infected wounds. The German E commission monographs approve usnea for treating inflammations of the mucous membranes in the mouth and larynx, and American herbalists utilize it for the treatment of lung infections, tuberculosis, urinary tract infections, Candida albicans, and strep throat.
The oddly named usnea isn't a plant at all, but actually it is a lichen, which is a combination of algae and fungi functioning as a single organism. Usnea grows on old trees in cool, damp forests, most commonly found in the pacific Northwest which provides most of the nations supply. Usnea is abundant throughout most parts of the Northwest and the various species of usnea are hard to distinguish, but have equivalent uses in herbal medicine.
As such Mountain Rose Herbs cannot guarantee that each batch of Usnea we offer will be of an exact single species, but rather it will consist of numerous species of the Usnea family. In light of the sensitive nature of Usnea, our wildharvesters strictly harvest from the ground shortly after a windstorm and we do not gather live Usnea from the trees which contributes to the decline of native populations.
Also known as: Usnea barbata, Usnea filependula, Usnea longissima, Old Man's Beard, Beard Moss, and Tree Moss.
SUGGESTED USAGE
Usually used to make cough and cold lozenges. Can be consumed as a tea and in extract form. externally as a compress or poultice.
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Usnea Lichen Whole Wildharvested -
Usnea spp., 1 lb, (Mountain Rose Herbs)
Usnic acid, essential fatty acids, mucilage, and sterols.
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Usnea Lichen Whole Wildharvested -
Usnea spp., 1 lb, (Mountain Rose Herbs)
Editor's rating: 8.5 out of 10
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Usnea Lichen Whole Wildharvested -
Usnea spp., 1 lb, (Mountain Rose Herbs)
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Usnea Lichen Whole Wildharvested - Usnea spp., 1 lb is shipped in a discrete, unmarked package. Orders are processed immediately and usually takes about 3 to 5 working days to be received. We do ask that you try it for 2 to 3 weeks to feel the full effects. Any information received is used only for order processing and shipping purposes. Your information, such as e-mail address, will never be disclosed to a third party.
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Usnea Lichen Whole Wildharvested -
Usnea spp., 1 lb, (Mountain Rose Herbs)
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