Cladonia furcata
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About
Cladonia furcata or the many-forked cup lichen is a species of cup lichen in the family Cladoniaceae. It has an intermediate to tolerant air pollution sensitivity. Extracts of this species have been shown to kill leukemia cells in vitro, and may have possible value in the treatment of cancer.
- Family
- Cladoniaceae
How to use it
Extracts from the many-forked cup lichen have shown potential in medical research, particularly in targeting leukemia cells. This suggests that it might be useful in developing treatments for certain types of cancer, highlighting the importance of studying fungi for their medicinal properties.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
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- Name
- Cladonia furcata
- Slug
- cladonia-furcata
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Family
- Cladoniaceae
- Genus
- Cladonia
- Species
- furcata
- Wikidata QID
- Q112828
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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