# Usnea Barbata

## Remedy Classification
- **Type:** Herbal Remedy
- **Miasm:** Psoric Miasm
- **Temperament:** Neutral
- **Aggravation Time:** Neutral/Anytime

## Keynote Indications
Usn. is for some forms of congestive headache, sunstroke. Keynote bursting feeling, as if 
temples would burst or the eyes burst out of the sockets.  Throbbing carotids. Head began to ache, soon 
could feel the blood pres s into the brain with domestic attentions he got to sleep and woke next morn ing 
uncommonly well. Pain over entire head or front head with feeling as if temples would burst or eyes burst out 
of sockets. 
COMMENTS - Anshutz wrote, “This article appeared in No. 284 of the U. S. Medical Investigator signed ‘M.D.’ 
In March 1878, I was cutting wood. I cut down a soft maple, the top was well loaded with moss. It attracted my 
attention, I viewed it closely. 
“I ate a little, about the size of a hickory nut, asltrimmedupmy tree .Myheadbegantoache. I cut off one log and 
had to go to the house. I could feel the blood press to the brain. My wife worked over me and I got to sleep.  
“Next morning felt well, never felt better. I did not think of the moss I had eaten. I went on a visit and was gone 
five days. On my return I went to my tree. The first sight of it reminded me of my headache. I gathered some 
of the moss and made a tincture. I soon had a case of headache to try my remedy on, it stopped at once.  
“ In the fa ll, about September, a load of young folks came to pick cranberries. Two of the young ladies had 
headache from riding in the hot sun. Both took the lounge. Now for my remedy. I put one drop of tincture in a 
goblet of water, gave a teaspoonful ordered another in fifteen minutes. The second dose stopped the pain. 
“A young married lady came on a visit to a relative - was having pains in her head. I was sent for, found her 
wild with pain. She said she had been subject to headache for five years, had got tired of doctoring. Gave her 
one drop in a cup of water, teaspoonful in twenty minutes, no more pain.  
“I put ten drops in a two -drachm vial of alcohol, directed her to take one drop when she felt her headache 
coming on. One year after she wrote her friend it had cured headache, sent thanks to me. 
“I could give many more cases where the pain is over the entire head or front head with a feeling as if the 
temples would burst or the eyes would burst out of their sockets. I have always used the tincture. I have not 
noticed any other effect from it, would like to see a proving.”

## Symptoms by System