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

Viscum album ==Uses=={{Uses|Breast cancer}}, {{Uses|Internal bleeding}}, {{Uses|Hemorrhoids}}, {{Uses|Gout}}, {{Uses|Headache}}, {{Uses|Whooping cough}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Dizziness}} ==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Stem}}, {{Parts Used|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).<ref name="chemical composition"/> ==Common names=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=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=={{Habit|Parasitic shrub}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|Alteranate|Pairs of oval green leaves}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Mistletoe is a hemiparasite dioecious meaning male and female flowers are produced on separate plants}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|General|7–10 mm|Waxy white berries in clusters of two to six|With hooked hairs|-}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used== ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|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, from which it draws water and nutrientsthough the subspecies V. It has a significant role <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in European mythologyareas=={{Commonly seen|Grows on the branches of many trees}}, legends{{Commonly seen|Especially on calcareous soils}}, and customs{{Commonly seen|On poplars}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px"> 'Mistletoe' tree at Ickworth - geograph.org.uk - 1628877. In modern times, it is commonly featured in Christmas decoration and symbologyjpg 20150403Viscum album1.jpg

It is a hemi-parasitic shrub, which grows on the stems of other trees. It has stems 30–100 centimetres (12–39 in) long with dichotomous branching. The leaves are in opposite pairs, strap-shaped, entire, leathery textured, 2–8 centimetres (0.79–3.15 in) long, 0.8–2.5 centimetres (0.31–0.98 in) broad and are a yellowish-green in colour. This species is dioecious and the insect-pollinated flowers are inconspicuous, yellowish-green, 2–3 millimetres (0.079–0.118 in) diameter. The fruit is a white or yellow berry containing one (very rarely several) seed embedded in the very sticky, glutinous fruit pulp20130927Viscum album1.jpg

It is commonly found in the crowns of broad-leaved trees, particularly apple, lime (linden), hawthorn and poplar 20130927Viscum album2.<ref name="des"/>jpg

==Common nameReferences==

* '''English''' <references> <ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/life- mistletoescience/nutrition-research/learning-center/plant-profiler/viscum-album.html Chemical constituents]</ref>

<ref name== References == "Leaf">[https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/trees-woods-and-wildlife/plants-and-fungi/woodland-wildflowers/mistletoe/ Plant description]<references/ref> <ref name="desHow to plant/cultivate">[httphttps://www.treecouncilpfaf.org.uk/ Tree News, Springuser/Summer 2005,Publisher Felix PressPlant.aspx?LatinName=Viscum+album Cultivation details]</ref>

== External Links ==* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305197811000779 Viscum album on sciencedirect]* [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281738858_Chemical_constituents_of_Viscum_album_L_Implications_for_the_pharmaceutical_preparation_of_mistletoe Chemical constituents of Viscum album L.: Implications for the pharmaceutical preparation of mistletoe]* [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/251565211_Chemical_constituents_of_Viscum_album_var_meridianum Chemical constituents of Viscum album var. meridianum]* [https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Common%20Mistletoe.html Viscum album on flowers of india]