Getraria Islandica
Clarke, A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica, 1900, Vol. I, p. 453
Iceland Moss. N. O. Lichenes. Decoction and tincture.
Clinical
Atrophy. Catarrh. Diarrhoea. Phthisis. Scrofulous emaciation. Scurvy. Ulcers.
Characteristics
Cetraria has been used in decoction and as a food, and has been found curative empirically in the diseases named above. Symptoms indicating its use are : Bitter slimy taste. Feels foil and satisfied after eating a little. Habitual vomiting. Chronic diarrhoea (of consumptives). Frequent catarrhs. Tickling and spasmodic feeling in windpipe on waking. Copious expectoration. Fetid taste and smell causing nausea. All kinds of bloody expectoration. Weak lungs. Emaciated people.
Relations
Comard : Sticta pul.