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Viscum album

The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 5 constituent measurements for Viscum album. This page reports what those source records contain and how to reach them. It carries no effect estimate, no dose and no recommendation.

Accepted name in source: Viscum album L.

5Constituent measurements
0Safety records
3Cited sources
89Licensed products (Canada)

Regulatory presence

Health Canada's Licensed Natural Health Products Database holds 89 licensed products naming Viscum album as a medicinal ingredient, matched on the exact Latin binomial. A licence records that a product met the regulator's requirements for sale in Canada. It is not evidence that the product works.

Extract types on licence

  • Dry
  • Extract Type TBA
  • Fresh

Source material stated

  • Berries
  • Branch Leafy
  • Fresh leafy shoots and fruits
  • Fruit
  • Fruit(s)
  • Herb
  • Jeunes pousses
  • Leaf

What the records describe

Constituents measured

  • Lectins2
  • Alkaloids1
  • Saponins1
  • Tannins1

Plant parts

  • Live plants5

Preparations

  • Solvent extraction5

Recorded constituents

What analytical work has found in this species, at which plant part and preparation. A measured constituent is a fact about material, not about effect.

SubstancePlant partPreparationConcentrationAnalytical methodSource
LectinsLive plantsSolvent extraction—Agglutination tests (Agg.)Resolve DOI
LectinsLive plantsSolvent extraction—UnspecifiedResolve DOI
AlkaloidsLive plantsSolvent extraction—Phytochemical screeningNo resolvable identifier
SaponinsLive plantsSolvent extraction—Phytochemical screeningNo resolvable identifier
TanninsLive plantsSolvent extraction—Phytochemical screeningNo resolvable identifier

Cited sources

The literature the compendium cites for this species. Metatron Health has no relationship with these authors or journals and earns nothing from citing them.

  1. Wazis, C. H., Timothy, S. Y., Yesufu, H. B., Mashi, J. S., Kida, M. Y. Evaluation of antinociceptive activity of ethanol whole plant extract of Viscum album l. In rats. Journal of pharmaceutical and scientific innovation, 2015, vol. 4, no. 6, p. 289-294.
  2. Zarkovic, N., Kalisnik, T., Loncaric, I., Borovic, S., Mang, S., Kissel, D., Konitzer, M., Jurin, M., Grainza, S. Comparison of the effects of Viscum album lectin ML-1 and fresh plant extract (Isorel) on the cell growth in vitro and tumorigenicity of melanoma B16F10. Cancer biotherapy and radiopharmaceuticals, 1998, vol. 13, no. 2, p. 121-131. DOI
  3. Sung, Nak-Yun., Byun, Eui-Baek., Song, Du-Sup., Jin, Yeung-Bae., Kim, Jae-Kyung., Park, Jong-Heum., Song, Beom-Seok., Jung, Pil-Mun., Byun, Myung-Woo., Lee, Ju-Woon., Park, Sang-Hyun., Kim, Jae-Hun. Effect of gamma irradiation on mistletoe (Viscum album) lectin-mediated toxicity and immunomodulatory activity. Febs open bio, 2013, vol. 3, p. 106-111. DOI

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A constituent measurement is a fact about material at a stated preparation, not a statement about what that material does in a person. An adverse-effect or genotoxicity record is an observation reported in a source, most often in an animal or laboratory model. Neither is a Metatron Health conclusion about causality, human risk or benefit, and the absence of a record is not proof that a preparation is safe. Nothing here is diagnosis, prescribing or individual medical care.

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