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Viscum album - Mistletoe

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Viscum album, Mistletoe

Viscum album is a species of mistletoe in the family Santalaceae, commonly known as European mistletoe, common mistletoe or simply as mistletoe. It is native to Europe and western and southern Asia.

Uses

Breast cancer, Internal bleeding, Hemorrhoids, Gout, Headache, Whooping cough, Asthma, Diarrhea, Dizziness

Parts Used

Stem, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

Plant proteins with high affinity to specific cellular glycoconjugates: Lectin I (D-galactose-and N-acetyl-D-galactosamine, and sialoglycoproteins specific lectin)37,38,39,40,41, Lectin II and III (N-acetyl-D-galactosamine specific proteins).[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Common Mistletoe, European mistletoe


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Parasitic shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Alteranate Pairs of oval green leaves

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Yellow 5-20 Mistletoe is dioecious meaning male and female flowers are produced on separate plants

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
General 7–10 mm Waxy white berries in clusters of two to six With hooked hairs - {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

A parasitic plant, growing on the branches of several deciduous species of trees. It is not usually found on coniferous trees, though the subspecies V.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Grows on the branches of many trees, Especially on calcareous soils, On poplars.

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