DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Dried mistletoe herb. see also mistletoe preparations.
The quality is specified in the German Pharmacopoeia (DAB).
HMPC: neither to be classified as well-established use nor as traditional-use
ESCOP: not processed.
Commission E-Monography: degenerative inflammatory joint diseases by triggering cuti-visceral reflexes after local inflammation has been induced by intracutaneous injections; for palliative therapy in the sense of non-specific stimulation therapy for malignant tumors, no scientific evidence.
Empirical medicine: borderline hypertension, arteriosclerosis prophylaxis, dizziness, blood pressure in the head, degenerative diseases of the musculoskeletal system.
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Contraindicated
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Undesirable effectsThis section has been translated automatically.
More or less toxic depending on the host tree - chills, fever, headache, pectanginous complaints, circulatory disorders, allergic reactions, reddening of the injection site, swelling of the lymph nodes, rarely systemic side effects.
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other immunomodulators!
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Wenigmann M. (2017) Phytotherapy medicinal drugs, phytopharmaceuticals, application. Urban & Fischer, pp. 160-161
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