"There’s a long history detailing the side effects of mistletoe poisoning. But those poisonings involve European mistletoe, not American mistletoe...European mistletoe seems to be more toxic." ...

There’s a long history detailing the side effects of mistletoe poisoning. But those poisonings involve European mistletoe, not American mistletoe. Studies have shown that few people have ...

Mistletoe’s reputation as a plant of mystery predates its holiday charm. Ancient Druids in Europe held mistletoe in high regard, particularly when it grew on oak trees, which were considered sacred.

This article explains what mistletoe is and whether it’s effective for improving quality of life, treatment outcomes, and symptoms in people with cancer. European mistletoe (Viscum album L.) ...

As a traditional medicine, mistletoe was used by the Druids and the ancient Greeks, and was widely regarded as something of a cure-all. The plant has been used for centuries in European herbalism ...

The seeds are also spread by cedar waxwings in the US and the mistletoe thrush in Europe. American mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum) is also referred to as eastern mistletoe, hairy mistletoe ...

Several types of mistletoe grow in Sonoma County. Probably the most common, particularly in and around Sebastopol, is European mistletoe (Viscum album), introduced to the area by the ...

Or hauled off by the sheriff. While the kissing/Christmas decor/mistletoe tie-in originated with the similar European mistletoe (Viscum album), in this country, American mistletoe has taken up the ...

Mistletoe’s ability to bloom even in the ... might argue that the custom is null and void under anything but the European species, but that doesn’t stop anyone!” he adds.

Instead, she and her husband considered another treatment suggested by an integrative practitioner at Baltimore’s Ruscombe Mansion Community Health Center: mistletoe therapy. Though European ...