Dual extraction (alcohol extraction, then hot water decoction/extraction) to optimize both alcohol and water soluable beneficial components making it full spectrum. Usnea is another natural strong antibiotic like Spanish Needles (Bidens Alba)! In his book Herbal Antibiotics, Stephen Buhner states that usnea is "active against a number of viruses: herpes simplex, polyomavirus (a tumor virus), Junin virus, Tacaribe virus, and Epstein-Barr. It is also active against a number of parasitical disease organisms: Trypabosoma cruzi, Echinococcus granulosus (and its cysts), and Toxoplasma Gondi. And some yeasts: Malassezia yeasts, Microsporum gypseum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, T. rubrum, and several Candida species."*
 
 
 
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