Related: Are Holly Berries Poisonous? What to Know for Safe Holiday Decorating European mistletoe (Viscum album) has a long history of use to treat human arthritis and asthma as well as incidents ...

Mistletoe, whether American, European, or another type, lives off of host trees and weakens their defenses. While a mistletoe infestation on a tree won't kill it outright, it can team up with ...

But the plants that entrance these and other mistletoe aficionados go far beyond the few species that are pressed into service around the holidays: usually the European Viscum album and a couple ...

while others can target a range of different species including other mistletoe. The species most associated with Christmas is Viscum album, or European mistletoe. 'Mistletoe can grow on a variety of ...

Herbalists have used mistletoe for centuries to treat high blood pressure and anxiety. This particular therapy, brand name Iscador, is an extract of the common species of European mistletoe Viscum ...

In Europe, Viscum album L (mistletoe) is the most commonly used complementary therapy by patients with cancer and is integrated into conventional oncology treatment programmes in Germany, Switzerland ...