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'''Mistletoe therapy''' is the therapeutic use of mistletoe (this article discusses mainly the therapeutic use of [[Wikipedia:Viscum album|viscum album]] or European mistletoe).
==Botany==
==Botany==
Mistletoe is the general term given to the parasitic and hemi-parasitic tree dwelling genuses of the family Viscaceae which contains three genera of mistletoe:
Mistletoe is the general term given to the parasitic and hemi-parasitic tree dwelling genuses of the family Viscaceae which contains three genera of mistletoe:
[[American Mistletoe]] ([[Phoradendron]] serotinum) has a history of use in Mexican and South American traditional medicine for the treatment of cancer.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors=((Alonso-Castro, A. J.)), ((Juárez-Vázquez, M. del C.)), ((Domínguez, F.)), ((González-Sánchez, I.)), ((Estrada-Castillón, E.)), ((López-Toledo, G.)), ((Chávez, M.)), ((Cerbón, M. A.)), ((García-Carranca, A.)) | journal=Journal of Ethnopharmacology | title=The antitumoral effect of the American mistletoe Phoradendron serotinum (Raf.) M.C. Johnst. (Viscaceae) is associated with the release of immunity-related cytokines | volume=142 | issue=3 | pages=857–864 | date=1 August 2012 | url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874112004175 | doi=10.1016/j.jep.2012.06.018 | access-date=13 March 2023}}</ref>
[[American Mistletoe]] ([[Phoradendron]] serotinum) has a history of use in Mexican and South American traditional medicine for the treatment of cancer.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors=((Alonso-Castro, A. J.)), ((Juárez-Vázquez, M. del C.)), ((Domínguez, F.)), ((González-Sánchez, I.)), ((Estrada-Castillón, E.)), ((López-Toledo, G.)), ((Chávez, M.)), ((Cerbón, M. A.)), ((García-Carranca, A.)) | journal=Journal of Ethnopharmacology | title=The antitumoral effect of the American mistletoe Phoradendron serotinum (Raf.) M.C. Johnst. (Viscaceae) is associated with the release of immunity-related cytokines | volume=142 | issue=3 | pages=857–864 | date=1 August 2012 | url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874112004175 | doi=10.1016/j.jep.2012.06.018 | access-date=13 March 2023}}</ref>
European Mistletoe (Viscum Album) is the genus with the most scientific interest. It was used in traditional European herbal medicine for non-oncologic conditions including epilepsy, hypertension, and heart failure. In 1917 <br />[[File:Mistel_2002.jpg|thumb|[[Wikipedia:Viscum album|Viscum album]]|alt=]]'''Mistletoe therapy''' is the therapeutic use of mistletoe (mainly [[Wikipedia:Viscum album|viscum album]]). A main field of use in [[anthroposophic medicine]] is the treatment of [[cancer]], there is also nononcological uses for example in [[Wikipedia:Rheumatic disorders|rheumatic disorders]].
European Mistletoe (Viscum Album) is the genus with the most scientific interest. It was used historically in traditional European herbal medicine for non-oncologic conditions including epilepsy, hypertension, and heart failure. In 1917 [[Rudolf Steiner]] together with the physician [[Ita Wegman]] <br />[[File:Mistel_2002.jpg|thumb|[[Wikipedia:Viscum album|Viscum album]]|alt=]]A main field of use in [[anthroposophic medicine]] is the treatment of [[cancer]], there is also nononcological uses for example in [[Wikipedia:Rheumatic disorders|rheumatic disorders]].
==Literature==
==Literature==