mistletoe
Sign in to savethumb|right|European mistletoe (Viscum album) attached to a dormant common aspen ([[Populus tremula)]] thumb|right|European mistletoe growing on an apple tree (Malus domestica); despite the mistletoe's presence, the apple tree is still able to bear fruit.
Research
1,970 papers- [Mistletoe in the treatment of cancer patients].Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2020
- Mistletoe and Pancreatic Cancer.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2024
- Systematic analysis of mistletoe prescriptions in clinical studies.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2023
- Mistletoe therapy in oncology.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2008
- Mistletoe in oncological treatment: a systematic review : Part 1: survival and safety.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2019
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Groups
- Life cycle
- Toxicity
- Ecological importance
- Cultural importance
- See also
- References
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thumb|right|European mistletoe (Viscum album) attached to a dormant common aspen ([[Populus tremula)]] thumb|right|European mistletoe growing on an apple tree (Malus domestica); despite the mistletoe's presence, the apple tree is still able to bear fruit.
Mistletoe is the common name for obligate hemiparasitic plants in the order Santalales. They are attached to their host tree or shrub by a structure called the haustorium, through which they extract water and nutrients from the host plant. There are hundreds of species which mostly live in tropical regions.
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