{"id":2514,"date":"2021-03-12T14:40:15","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T14:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plantfullness.com\/?p=2514"},"modified":"2021-03-12T14:43:25","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T14:43:25","slug":"mistletoe-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantfullness.com\/alternative-treatments\/mistletoe-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Mistletoe Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Mistletoe has been used for centuries in traditional medicine and\u00a0 folk medicine.<\/p>

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What is Mistletoe?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Mistletoe is most known as a Christmas tradition and getting to kiss someone under it but it could potentially offer so much more.<\/p>

Mistletoe is a evergreen shrub which is semi-parasitic\u00a0 which means it needs another plant (its host) on supplying its water and some nutrients.\u00a0<\/p>

Mistletoe (Viscum album \/<\/em>Viscum<\/em> L. \/ Viscum album<\/em> L) belongs to the family of Viscaceae<\/a>\u00a0\/ Santalales<\/a>\/ Santalaceae<\/a>\u00a0\/Loranthaceae<\/a>.<\/p>

Currently most popular species are mistletoe parasitising fir, maple, almond, birch, hawthorn, ash, apple, pine, poplar, oak, willow, lime and elm<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Mistletoe Therapy<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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In 1920 Rudolf Steiner<\/a> introduce Viscum album L. as a cancer treatment as part of his anthroposophical medicine<\/a> a form of alternative medicine.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Mistletoe as Alternative Treatment<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Mistletoe could offer benefits and complementary treatment for:<\/p>

To date anticancer, immunomodulatory, cardiac, antidiabetic, hepatoprotective, neuropharmacological, antibacterial and antifungal properties of mistletoe extracts have been studied the most. <\/a><\/p>

Studies into the potential benefits of Mistletoe has started to confirm benefits such as antiepileptic, antipsychotic, sedative and antinociceptive effects.<\/a><\/p>

Others hypertension, diabetes, liver diseases, epilepsy and Alzheimer\u2019s disease<\/a><\/p>

” The influence on fatigue especially should be investigated further”<\/a><\/p>

This research shows a huge variety of potentials for the use of Mistletoe: Biological activity of mistletoe: in vitro and in vivo studies and mechanisms of action<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Mistletoe Therapy Research<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Intravenous Mistletoe Treatment in Integrative Cancer Care<\/a><\/p>

Mistletoe and Immunomodulation: Insights and Implications for Anticancer Therapies<\/a><\/p>

Mistletoe in the treatment of cancer patients<\/a><\/p>

Mistletoe (Viscum album) preparations: an optional drug for cancer patients?<\/a><\/p>

Mistletoe-Extract Drugs Stimulate Anti-Cancer<\/a><\/p>

Mistletoe therapy in oncology<\/a><\/p>

Clinical safety of combined therapy of immune checkpoint inhibitors and Viscum album L. therapy in patients with advanced or metastatic cancer<\/a><\/p>

Intratumoral Mistletoe (Viscum album L) Therapy in Patients With Unresectable Pancreas Carcinoma<\/a><\/p>

Immune-related and adverse drug reactions to low versus high initial doses of Viscum album L. in cancer patients<\/a><\/p>

Biological activity of mistletoe: in vitro and in vivo studies and mechanisms of action<\/a><\/p>

Absence of tumor growth stimulation in a panel of 16 human tumor cell lines by mistletoe extracts in vitro<\/a><\/p>

Mistletoe in immunology and the clinic<\/a><\/p>

Complete remission and long-term survival of a patient with melanoma metastases treated with high-dose fever-inducing Viscum album extract: A case report<\/a><\/p>

The case for mistletoe in the treatment of laryngeal cancer<\/a><\/p>

Durable tumour responses following primary high dose induction with mistletoe extracts: Two case reports<\/a><\/p>

Alternative Treatment Breast Cancer<\/strong><\/p>

Evaluation of an Expert Guided Integrative Therapy Concept in Patients With Breast or Gynecological Cancer During Systemic Therapy<\/a><\/p>

Mistletoe: Neurological Disorders & Alzheimer’s disease<\/strong><\/p>

Therapeutic potential of mistletoe in CNS-related neurological disorders and the chemical composition of Viscum species<\/a><\/p>

Therapeutic potential of mistletoe in CNS-related neurological disorders and the chemical composition of Viscum specie<\/a>s<\/p>

Epilepsy<\/strong><\/p>

Sedative, antiepileptic and antipsychotic effects of Viscum album L. (Loranthaceae) in mice and rats<\/a><\/p>

Cancer and Fatigue<\/strong><\/p>

Influence of Viscum album L (European mistletoe) extracts on quality of life in cancer patients: a systematic review of controlled clinical studies<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Clinical Trials Using Mistletoe<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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The first pilot randomised controlled trial is being carried out at University of Bristol<\/a> with mistletoe therapy for breast cancer in the UK.<\/p>

\u00a0\u2018Cancer patients\u2019 experiences of using mistletoe (Viscum album): A qualitative systematic review and synthesis\u2019<\/a><\/p>

Viscum album L. extract therapy in patients with locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer: A randomised clinical trial on overall survival<\/a><\/p>

Health services research of integrative oncology in palliative care of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer<\/a><\/p>

Quality of life of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer during treatment with mistletoe: a randomized controlled trial<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mistletoe has been used for centuries in traditional medicine and\u00a0 folk medicine. \u00a0 What is Mistletoe? Mistletoe is most known as a Christmas tradition and getting to kiss someone under it but it could potentially offer so much more. Mistletoe is a evergreen shrub which is semi-parasitic\u00a0 which means it needs another plant (its host) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2574,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[45],"tags":[9],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/plantfullness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2514"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/plantfullness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/plantfullness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plantfullness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plantfullness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2514"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/plantfullness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2514\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2576,"href":"https:\/\/plantfullness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2514\/revisions\/2576"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plantfullness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/plantfullness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plantfullness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plantfullness.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}