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| | Lungwort, Lobaria pulmonaria |
 | | Lobaria pulmonaria growing on a maple tree beside one of the Silver Spoon Ski Trails in Deep River, Ontario. |
 | | Despite its diminishing abundance, L. pulmonaria has long been prized as an important source of boiling water dyes. |
 | | Herbalists have recommended L. pulmonaria as a remedy for tuberculosis because of its resemblance to lung tissue, and in India, it has been used to treat lung diseases, asthma, hemorrhages, and even eczema on the head. |
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