Chemical composition of Cladonia sylvatica (L.) Hoffm

Cladonia sylvatica (L.) Hoffm. has been used in traditional medicine for many years and was included in the Pharmacopeia monograph “Lichens” registered in USSR in 1973. Here it is recommended as the natural source of usnic acid to produce sodium usniate, an antibacterial remedy for external use to t...

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Published inPlanta Medica
Main Authors Koptina, A, Shcherbakova, A, Shvetsov, S, Soldati, F, Romanov, EM, Ulrich-Merzenich, G
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published 19.07.2012
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Summary:Cladonia sylvatica (L.) Hoffm. has been used in traditional medicine for many years and was included in the Pharmacopeia monograph “Lichens” registered in USSR in 1973. Here it is recommended as the natural source of usnic acid to produce sodium usniate, an antibacterial remedy for external use to treat infected wounds, trophic ulcers and burns ( PhA 42–766–73 ). Recently a renewed interest in usnic acid has been noticed. The chemical composition of lichen Cladonia sylvatica collected in Mari El Republic of Russian Federation in 2011 has been analyzed in this study:
ISSN:0032-0943
1439-0221
DOI:10.1055/s-0032-1321221