Viscum album Donarbesen, Hexennest, VogelmistelThe mistletoe is a spherical, strongly branched evergreen half parasite of our coniferous and deciduous trees. The leaves of mistletoe are leathery, small and elongated. The flowers are pale yellow and inconspicuous.
Flowering time: March to April. Occurrence: Everywhere where trees are standing, mistletoe preferably grows in softwood species. Birds spread the seeds, the berries ripen in winter.
Already the Teutons and the priests of the Gauls knew and appreciated mistletoe. The branches of mistletoe including leaves are preferably harvested in March and April, when the trees still lack foliage. The tips of the branches including leaves are harvested and then gently dried and used for the production of medicines.
- Viscotoxins
- Lestin
- Flavonoids
- Biogenic amines
- Mucilages
Mistletoe has a weak antihypertensive effect and relieves the concomitant symptoms of high blood pressure such as dizziness and headaches. The drug is used in the form of injections to treat arthritis and sciatica problems. In cancer the effect is controversial.
Mistletoe extracts are contained in many blood pressure-lowering ready-to-use drugs. Mistletoe tea: Take 4 to 6 heaped teaspoons of cut mistletoe, pour half a liter of lukewarm water over it, strain it after 10 to 12 hours and drink a cup in the morning and evening over a longer period of time. Mistletoe is often recommended mixed with hawthorn for elderly people with high blood pressure.
Viscum album, or mistletoe, is a well-known remedy for high blood pressure in the elderly caused by vascular calcification. Associated with effect in cancer is controversial. The symptoms worsen in the evening and at night, improve after heavy sweating.
The most common potencies are D4 and D6. With normal dosage of mistletoe medicine, none are known.
- Swindle
- Head print
- Palpitations
- Poor sleep
- Asthma
- Muscle aches
- Arthroses and
- Cycle disorders in women
