Icelandic moss

Icelandic moss is a lichen, lichens are formed by the symbiosis of fungus and algae. Icelandic moss or Icelandic moss (Cetraria islandica or Lichen islandicus) is a 4-12cm tall shrub lichen (Parmeliaceae), which grows in Iceland but also in arctic areas, but also in Central European mountains. The shoots of the Icelandic lichen, which are brown to brown-green colored on their surface and branched in a forked or antler-like manner, are leaf-like but also tubularly curled. The lichen has a bitter taste.

Phytotherapeutically, the whole or crushed lichen body is used.

Cetraria islandica is the parent plant of Lichen islandicus, the extract used in naturopathy.

Phytotherapeutically the whole or crushed lichen body=thallus(Lichen island icus - Icelandic moss/Icelandic lichen) is used.

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