Scientific name
Viscum album
Family
Loranthaceae
Origin
central Europe
Parts Used
The drug consists of the whole plant (berries and young branches)
Chemical constituents
- Acetylcholine;
- Choline;
- Lectins;
- Polypeptides (viscotoxins);
- Organic acids;
- Alkaloids;
- Flavonoids;
- Lignans;
- Triterpenes;
- Saturated fatty acids;
- C vitamin;
- Mucilage.
Mistletoe in Herbalist: Properties of Mistletoe
Mistletoe is a plant appreciated as an ornamental, since, being very toxic, it is not recommended in the herbal / phytotherapeutic field. In any case, considering the toxicity very carefully, mistletoe is used against hypertensive states of various origins, as it is considered capable of eliminating subjective symptoms.
The herbaceous parts contain glycoproteins and toxins with anticancer and immunostimulating properties, available as drugs for antineoplastic therapy, to be administered parenterally.
