DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Dried mistletoe herb. see also mistletoe preparations.
The quality is specified in the German Pharmacopoeia (DAB).
HMPC: neither to be classified as well-established use nor as traditional-use
ESCOP: not processed.
Commission E-Monography: degenerative inflammatory joint diseases by triggering cuti-visceral reflexes after local inflammation has been induced by intracutaneous injections; for palliative therapy in the sense of non-specific stimulation therapy for malignant tumors, no scientific evidence.
Empirical medicine: borderline hypertension, arteriosclerosis prophylaxis, dizziness, rush of blood to the head.
Efficacy still controversial according to current scientific studies.
Spectrum of actionThis section has been translated automatically.
Data situation according to evidence-based medicine not sufficient for degenerative-inflammatory joint diseases. Palliative therapy in tumor diseases: immunomodulatory, cytostatic, endorphin release, pain relief, improvement of general condition.
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Contraindicated
Undesirable effectsThis section has been translated automatically.
More or less toxic depending on the host tree - chills, fever, headache, pectanginous complaints, circulatory disorders, allergic reactions, reddening of the injection site, swelling of the lymph nodes, rarely systemic side effects.
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other immunomodulators!
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Wenigmann M. (2017) Phytotherapy medicinal drugs, phytopharmaceuticals, application. Urban & Fischer, pp. 160-161
- https://arzneipflanzenlexikon.info/mistel.php
- https://www.awl.ch/heilpflanzen/viscum_album/mistel.htm
