Simple Herbal Extracts | Mistletoe (European Mistletoe)
Name |
Mistletoe (European Mistletoe) |
Botanical Name |
Viscum album |
Part Used |
herb |
Contraindications |
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Traditional Information* |
An ancient remedy long used in Great Britain, Germany and France. A powerful sedative and vasodilator, it is used for arterial hypertension, temporal arteritis, petit mal epilepsy and tinnitus. It should not be used with prescription hypotensive medications. |
Herbal Therapeutics Research Library, David Winston (RH) AHG
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