Iceland Moss Tincture & Alcohol-Free Extract

Iceland Moss (Cetraria islandica) is not a moss but a lichen, a partnership of a fungus of the Parmeliaceae family with a green alga, native to the mountains and tundra of Iceland, Scandinavia, northern Asia and northern North America. It forms loose, brittle, upright tufts 3-10 cm tall of curled, strap-like lobes, brown to olive-green above and paler beneath, with tiny spiny teeth along the edges. Dried, it is grey-brown, tasteless at first and then bitter, and was ground into flour in Iceland. We extract the dried whole plant.