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Anyone who has walked through the forests of the southeast has encountered Usnea, but you might not have noticed it. You probably didn't know that the inconspicuous gray-green fuzzy stuff covering many of the trees is one of the gentlest yet strongest immune supporters in the herb world.
Usnea is a lichen; a combination of an algae and a fungus growing together. Also known as Old Man's beard, it grows in little hair-like tufts, with the green algae covering the white string like fungus. Usnea is intended to support the immune system and general prevention. It can be used along with or instead of Echinacea. In folk medicine it is used to help support respiratory and sinus infections, bronchitis, pneumonia, strep throat, colds, flues, as well as urinary tract, kidney, and bladder infections. In folk medicine Usnea is also used for women with yeast infections, trichonomosas, bacterial vaginosis, and chlamydia.
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