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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Viscum album (Viscaceae)

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Common name(s)
Okse Otu; European Mistletoe; Anse Di Pot; Bhangra; Mistletoe; Viscum; Muerdago

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Antiseptic Elsewhere *
Arteriosclerosis Europe *
Arthrosis Europe *
Asthma Elsewhere Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Astringent Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Cancer Germany Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cardiac Spain Font Query, P. 1979. Plantas Medicinales el Dioscorides Renovado. Editorial Labor, S.A. Barcelona. 5th Ed.
Cardiotonic Elsewhere *
Chorea Elsewhere Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Diuretic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Diuretic Elsewhere *
Emetic Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Emetic Elsewhere *
Epilepsy Europe Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Epilepsy Elsewhere Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Epilepsy Elsewhere *
Galactogogue China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Hemorrhage Elsewhere *
Hypertension China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Hypertension Europe *
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.