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| Departments » Herbal Medicine » Materia Medica » Sticta pulmonraia |
Note - the monographs are provided for informational purposes only, and are not to be used for self-medication.
Sticta pulmonaria (Lungwort)
| Botanic Name | Sticta pulmonaria, (Lobaria pulmonaria) |
| Common Name | Lungwort, Jerusalem Cowslip, Oak Lungs, Lung Moss |
| Family | Stictaceae |
| Parts Used | Dried lichen |
| Habitat | On old trees and mossy rocks throughout Britain and Europe(Mills) |
| Constituents | Mucilaginous
principles (arabitol)
Gyrophoric acid Stictic acid Thelephoric acid Ergosterol Fugosterol Palmitic, oleic and linoleic acids |
| Actions | Expectorant
(soothing) (Hoffmann)
Pulmonary demulcent(Hoffmann) Astringent (Mills)(Mills) |
| Applications | Bronchitis,
especially with asthmatic tendency(Hoffmann)
Children’s coughs(Hoffmann) Acute coryza with profuse watery secretion, sinusitis (Mills)(Mills) Influenza, bronchial catarrh (Mills)(Mills) Croup, pertussis (Mills)(Mills) Chronic asthma and hay fever (Mills)(Mills) Haemoptysis (Mills)(Mills) |
| Body Systems | Respiratory |
| Dosage | Dried
lichen: 1-2g or by infusion tds (BHP)
Liq. Ext.: 1:1 in 25% alcohol, 1-2mL tds (BHP) |
| Combinations | With Marrubium, Tussilago and Lobelia for bronchitis |
| C/I Cautions | No reference found |
| BHP S/I | Cough in children |