Steinmetz:Cetraria

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Cetraria islandica

Also known as (or relevant to) Cetraria islandica 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

Links

• Information in Von Esenbeck's book