The following four observations point in the same direction, namely that there is an unleveraged potential for stimulating the innate immune system against cancer: (1) experimental treatments with bacterial extracts more than 100 years ago by Coley and contemporaries, (2) a positive correlation between spontaneous regressions and febrile infection, (3) epidemiological data suggesting an inverse...

The dwarf mis t le toe Afeeu t 'hobh abietinum is a ser ious pa ras i t e of t r u e f i r s [Abies spp.) growing on the Pac i f i c Coast. Damage is most severe i n old-growth and unmanaged f i r stands. With information now avai lable , the fo res t manager can develop management guides f o r control of dwarf mistletoe. Such information includes parasite-host spec i f i c i ty , s i z e a t w...

Disturbances of lipid metabolism is a predisposing factor cardiovascular diseases, which are accompanied by high mortality rates the population - ischemic heart disease and stroke. Plant polysaccharides can be promising remedies for correction imbalance.
 In this regard, aim study was to assess hypolipidemic activity isolated from leaves mistletoe.
 The test-object white mistletoe (Vi...

Abstract Mistletoe ( Viscum album L.) is used in German-speaking European countries the field of integrative oncology linking conventional and complementary medicine therapies to improve quality life. Various companies sell extracts, fermented or not, for injection by subcutaneous intra-tumoral route with a regulatory status anthroposophic medicinal products (European Medicinal Agency (EMA) ass...

Trees in urban landscapes provide a range of ecosystem services, including habitat, refugia, food, and corridors for other fauna and flora. However, there is some debate whether the richness and abundance of other biodiversity supported is influenced by the provenance of trees, i.e., native or non-native. This study assessed the presence of mistletoes and birds (and nests) in 1261 street trees....

Purpose Paediatric solid cancers such as osteosarcoma, Ewing ́s sarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma and neuroblastoma are the most common cancers in children besides leukemia. These cancers have a poor prognosis, are highly metastatic and often resistant to current therapeutic approaches. Viscum album L. (mistletoe) is one of the most widely used complementary cancer therapies in Germany but little is kno...

Anthroposophic medicine includes special medications and special artistic and physical therapies. More than 200 clinical studies of varying design and quality have been conducted on anthroposophic treatment. Half of these studies concern anthroposophic mistletoe therapy for cancer. Clinical effects of mistletoe products include improvement of quality of life, reduction of side effects from chem...

In this study, it was aimed to determine the silage quality of mistletoe (Viscum album L.) collected from wild pear (Pyrus amygdaliformis) and poplar trees (Populus canadensis) in January, July, August, December. The fresh samples were chopped 2 cm size ensiled kg plastic bags then stored at 25 ± °C conditions for 45 days. Silage investigated dry matter ratio, pH, crude protein ash condensed ta...