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Descriptor English: Usnea
Descriptor Spanish: Usnea
Descriptor Usnea
Entry term(s) Usnea barbata
Usnea barbata (homeopatía)
Scope note: Género de hongos formadores de líquenes, que contienen ácido úsnico y mucílago. La Usnea barbata se utiliza en MEDICINA HERBARIA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Usnea
Descriptor French: Usnea
Entry term(s): Beard Lichen
Old Man's Beard
Treemoss
Usnea barbata
Usnea barbata (Homeopathy)
Tree number(s): B01.300.107.685.500
B01.300.340.458.500
HP4.018.747.701
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020949
Scope note: A genus of lichen-forming fungi containing usnic acid and mucilage. Usnea barbata is used in HERBAL MEDICINE.
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PH physiology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
TU therapeutic use
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Lichens (1967-1999)
Public MeSH Note: 2000
History Note: 2000
DeCS ID: 34144
Unique ID: D020949
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Date Established: 2000/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/11/08
Revision Date: 2015/06/16
Usnea - Preferred
Concept UI M0328586
Scope note A genus of lichen-forming fungi containing usnic acid and mucilage. Usnea barbata is used in HERBAL MEDICINE.
Preferred term Usnea
Usnea barbata - Narrower
Concept UI M0332358
Preferred term Usnea barbata
Entry term(s) Beard Lichen
Old Man's Beard
Treemoss
Usnea barbata (Homeopathy) - Narrower
Concept UI FD00060134
Scope note Homeopathic remedy. Common names: Old man's beard, Beard lichen, Treemoss. Abbreviation: "usn.". Plant origin. Original habitat: Alps. Parts used: lichen.
Preferred term Usnea barbata (Homeopathy)



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