Lungmoss
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Botanical Name |
Lobaria pulmonaria |
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Family |
Stictaceae |
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Other Names |
Lungwort, oak lungs, Stricta pulmonaria |
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Habitat |
Old trees |
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Description |
Lichen |
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Native to |
Europe |
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Parts Used |
Lichen |
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Actions |
Astringent, demulcent, expectorant, mucolytic, orexigenic |
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Constituents |
Lichen acids –strictinic, sticinic, norstictic, gyrophorric, thelophoric, constictic, connorstictic, crytostictic, menegazziac acids Fatty acids –palmitic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid Mucilage Tannins Sterols –ergosterol, fucosterol |