Lungmoss, Lungwort Lichen
lobaria pulmonaria
Medicinal Actions
Antiinflammatory, Antiseptic, Diaphoretic, Expectorant
Primary Conditions Treated
Arthrosis
Asthma
Atony
Backache
Bronchosis
Catarrh
Chill
Cold
Conjunctivosis
Coryza
Cough
Diarrhea
Dysmenorrhea
Dyspnea
Fever
Flu
Hay Fever
Headache
Hysteria
Infection
Inflammation
Laryngosis
Myalgia
Nausea
Night Sweats
Pain
Pertussis
Phthisis
Pulmonosis
Respirosis
Rheumatism
Rhinosis
Scarlet Fever
Scrofula
Sore
Tracheosis
Tuberculosis
General Dosage
1–2 g in hot herb tea/day; 2 tsp lichen in hot tea.