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No references found | Usnea , a common lichen, is especially rich in a powerful antibacterial bitter called usnic acid (also usinic acid). There is a group of organisms in kombucha that contain usnic acid, which has shown possibilities of being responsible for the antibiotic activity that kombucha provides. Additionally, the following characteristic plant substances were tested: usnic acid, carnosol, carnosic acid, ursolic acid, oleanolic acid, harpagoside, boswellic acid and gentiopicroside. |
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USNCHS USNCO USNCSDB USNCTAM USNCVA USND USNDA USNDC USNDH USNDS USNDT Usnea Usnea Usnea barbata Usneaceae Usneaceae USNEI Usneine Usneine USNF USNF USNFS USNFSA USNG USNGS USNGTA USNH USNI Usnic usnic acidusnic acid Usninic acid Usninic acid USNIP USNJ USNL USNLCC USNLM USNLO USNM USNMAS USNMC USNMF USNMFCU USNMFS USNMR USNMTG USNO USNO CCD Astrograph Catalog USNO-B1.0 USNOAA USNOC USNODC USNOF USNOFS | |||||||
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