Icelandic moss copes well with colds, coughs, whooping cough and respiratory tract diseases. With the help of this plant, pneumonia, bronchitis, bronchial asthma, lung emphysema and even tuberculosis are cured. It has an equally healing effect on diseases of the gastrointestinal tract - gastric ulcer and atony, diarrhea, gastritis, chronic constipation and diarrhea. Also, this moss is useful for appetite disorders and dystrophy. Ego is used externally for gum disease and many skin diseases: boils, psoriasis, burns, and purulent wounds. Due to its broad analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic and laxativeproperties, Icelandic moss is widely used in medicine. Ego is used not only as a direct medicinal product, but also as an auxiliary agent designed to strengthen the body and normalize metabolism. This plant is included in a large number of collections. A significant part (up to 80%) of this plant consists of carbohydrates, mostly lichens and isolichenins. You can also find glucose, fats, proteins, pigments, gum and usnic acid, protolyesteric acid, fumarprotocentraric acid, and some other lichen acids in Icelandic moss, which are responsible for a large part of the healing properties of this plant.