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Definition of Cetraria Islandica

Cetraria Islandica
Cetrarin Cet"ra*rin, n. [From Cetraria Islandica, the scientific name of Iceland moss.] (Chem.) A white substance extracted from the lichen, Iceland moss (Cetraria Islandica). It consists of several ingredients, among which is cetraric acid, a white, crystalline, bitter substance.

Meaning of Cetraria Islandica from wikipedia

- Cetraria islandica, also known as true Iceland lichen or Iceland moss, is an Arctic-alpine lichen whose erect or upright, leaflike habit gives it the appearance...
- Species have a characteristic "strap-like" form, with spiny lobe edges. Cetraria islandica, Iceland moss, is one of the few culinary lichens, ground and eaten...
- occurring in certain species of lichens. It can be extracted from Cetraria islandica (Iceland moss). It has been studied since about 1957. Chemically,...
- settlement of Iceland in the 9th century. Historically, Iceland moss (Cetraria islandica) was sometimes used as a supplement because of a lack of grain on...
- can be made into beverages such as tea. In the past Iceland moss (Cetraria islandica) was an important human food in northern Europe and Scandinavia, and...
- distribution. It has been reported from at least two host species, Cetraria islandica and Cetraria aculeata. "GSD Species Synonymy: Lichenopeltella cetrariicola...
- it grows on the lobes of the lichens Flavocetraria cucullata and Cetraria islandica. The fungus was formally described as a new species in 2009 by Mikhail...
- substances. In 1947 antibacterial action was identified in extracts of Cetraria islandica and the compounds identified as responsible for bacterial inhibition...
- the lichen thallus is unknown. Isolichenan was first isolated from Cetraria islandica in 1813 by Swedish chemist Jöns Jacob Berzelius, who also at the same...
- alpine clubmoss (Diphasiastrum alpinum), the lichens, Iceland moss (Cetraria islandica) and reindeer lichen (Cladonia rangiferina). The crowberry is also...