Steinmetz:Cetraria

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Cetraria islandica

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Parmeliaceae
English Names
  • Iceland moss
Natural Habitat
  • Great Britain
  • mountains of Central- and Eastern Europe (especially Bayrischer Wald
  • Harz
  • Thuringer Wald)
  • Sweden
  • Northern Italy
  • North America
Part(s) Used
  • Lichen Islandicus = Fucus Islandicus
Constituent(s)
  • cetrarin (cetraric acid)
  • uncrystallizable sugar
  • gum
  • lichenin
  • iso-lichenin
  • mucilage
  • volatile oil
  • iodine
  • vitamin A
  • oxalic acid
  • tartaric acid
Action
  • tonic
  • demulcent
  • antiseptic
  • nutritive
  • in large doses aperient

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