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CETRARIA ISLANDICA [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Iceland moss
1, record 1, English, Iceland%20moss
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A short green lichen of the Parmeliaceae family. It may be used to relieve throat inflammation. 2, record 1, English, - Iceland%20moss
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"Cetraria islandica" is the still popular Iceland moss used by herbalists in catarrh, as a mild mucilaginous tonic. 2, record 1, English, - Iceland%20moss
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Iceland moss is found in Europe, Great Britain, Iceland and the Northern parts of North America and Asia. 3, record 1, English, - Iceland%20moss
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mousse d’Islande
1, record 1, French, mousse%20d%26rsquo%3BIslande
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- lichen d’Islande 1, record 1, French, lichen%20d%26rsquo%3BIslande
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Une petite plante rabougrie, sans racine, sans feuille, aux lames recroquevillées de couleurs vertes, de la famille des cétrariacées. Elle est utilisée en usage interne contre la toux. 2, record 1, French, - mousse%20d%26rsquo%3BIslande
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En usage interne, la mousse d’Islande est administrée sous forme d’infusion [...] contre la coqueluche, l’asthme, la tuberculose pulmonaire, des affections rénales et de la vessie et des états d’épuisement. 2, record 1, French, - mousse%20d%26rsquo%3BIslande
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-07-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Lichens
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- true Iceland lichen
1, record 2, English, true%20Iceland%20lichen
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A lichen of the family Parmeliaceae. 2, record 2, English, - true%20Iceland%20lichen
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Lichens
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cétraire d’Islande
1, record 2, French, c%C3%A9traire%20d%26rsquo%3BIslande
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lichen de la famille des Parmeliaceae. 2, record 2, French, - c%C3%A9traire%20d%26rsquo%3BIslande
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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