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Iceland moss is not a moss plant, but a lichen; lichens are formed by the symbiosis of fungus and algae. Iceland moss or Icelandic moss (Cetraria islandica or Lichen islandicus) is a 4-12 cm high shrub lichen (Parmeliaceae) that grows in Iceland, but also in Arctic regions and in Central European mountains. The brown to brown-green colored, forked or antler-like branched shoots of the Iceland moss are leaf-like but also rolled up like tubes. The lichen has a bitter taste.
The whole or crushed lichen body is used phytotherapeutically.
The whole or crushed lichen body = thallus(Lichen islandicus - Icelandic moss/Icelandic lichen) is used phytotherapeutically.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- https://arzneipflanzenlexikon.info/islaendisches-moos.php
Blaschek W (2015) Wichtl tea drugs and phytopharmaceuticals. A handbook for practitioners. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft Munich. S 375-377
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer
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