Lobaria
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| Lobaria pulmonaria | |
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| Genus: | Lobaria |
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Lobaria is a genus of lichens commonly known as "lung wort" or "lungmoss" as their physical shape somewhat resembles a lung, and their ecological niche is similar to that of moss. Lobaria are unusual in that they have a three-part symbiosis, containing a fungus, and an alga (as other lichens do), but also a cyanobacterium which fixes nitrogen.
Under the doctrine of signatures, Lobaria pulmonaria is sometimes used to treat respiratory infections, although there is no peer-reviewed data to support the efficacy of this treatment.
Lobaria pulmonaria has been found to have moderate anti-inflammatory effects, and strong anti-ulcerative effects in rats.[1]
References
- Miadlikowska, Jolanta; et al. (2006). "New insights into classification and evolution of the Lecanoromycetes (Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota) from phylogenetic analyses of three ribosomal RNA- and two protein-coding genes" (PDF). Mycologia. 98 (6): 1088–1103. doi:10.3852/mycologia.98.6.1088. PMID 17486983.
- ^ Süleyman, H.; Odabasoglu, F.; Aslan, A.; Cakir, A.; Karagoz, Y.; Gocer, F.; Halici, M.; Bayir, Y. (2003). "Anti-inflammatory and antiulcerogenic effects of the aqueous extract of Lobaria pulmonaria (L.) Hoffm". Phytomedicine. 10 (6–7): 552–557. doi:10.1078/094471103322331539. PMID 13678242.