Angi Angi Usnea Tincture

Beyond the herb’s action on the respiratory system, it is often used to address acute complaints of the kidney, bladder and urinary tract.

Angi Angi is quite beneficial in clearing antifungal infections. Usnea has been researched to effectively cure several types of fungal infections, Candida species included. For its antifungal uses, the herb can be used both internally and topically, depending on how it is available and how it is favored.

Angi Angi is also a great choice for wounds. As we’ve seen, it is a powerful antimicrobial herb. Using usnea herb on wounds can help treat or prevent infection, plus it is a powerful drawer of toxins. It also has wound-healing abilities that can accelerate the healing process. It's also a wonderful remedy for cellulitis or infected wounds.

It is beneficial for women with yeast infections trichonomosas, bacterial vaginosis, and chlamydia, and is used to treat other fungal infections like athlete’s foot and infected wounds.

Usnea barbata has been used in cosmetic production for its antimicrobial and antifungal properties as a preservative and deodorant.

It can be used in mouthwashes, gargles and lozenges, for inflammation of the oral mucus membranes.

Spiritually/emotionally, Usnea is a herb for grief: to uncover grief, to validate the experience of grief, and to keep grief from getting stuck, when it can then manifest into a physical malady or an emotional emergency.
Grief is often stored in the lungs, hence Usnea's affinity for the lungs!
If you let it, Usnea will take this meandering journey with you. She knows the terrain and has travelled it for more than centuries, accompanying ancestors and ancients as grief moved through them, carving new understandings, compassion, and openings in its wake.
Usnea is calling on us to reawaken that wild darkness within us that can help us dream our way back into connection with the living Earth and let her work through us to help us remember ways of living that will let the forest breathe, grow, and thrive.

Kōrero from Jane Ormond Neil on Angi Angi (shared with permission):

"We know the powerful healing that angiangi offers for the lungs and grief. Tāwhirimātea, our guardian of the wind, is said to have gifted the lungs to the first woman (Hine-ahu-one). He was also very upset about the separation of his parents Ranginui and Papatūānuku and expressed this anger towards his brothers in storms. It is also his eyes that were said to be plucked out in anger and grief and thrown into the sky and formed the constellation Matariki. "

Tinctures are a liquid extract made by steeping fresh organic herbs in alcohol. Tinctures are the most concentrated form of herbal medicine and if taking internally (consult a herbalist) are best taken under the tongue where they directly enter the blood stream. They are very strong and may be taken diluted in water, juice or tea.

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