Long Usnea Filament Equivalent Plant: Usnea Diffracta
Usnea Diffracta
Song Luo

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Sweet; cold

Part(s) used

Filament

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To relieve cough and dispel phlegm, clear heat and resolve toxin, dispel damp and free network vessels, regulate menstruation and stanch bleeding, expel worms.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Headache, red eyes, cough with profuse phlegm, malaria, scrofula, vaginal discharge, flooding and spotting, bleeding due to external injury, swollen welling abscess, poisonous snake bite.