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Mistletoe, a semiparasitic plant that grows on several types of trees such as apple, oak, pine and elm, is commonly used in cancer patients in Europe. Read about laboratory and human studies of extracts, such as Iscador and Eurixor, and their effects on quality of life, survival and symptom relief in this expert-reviewed summary.

Unsere natürlichen Arzneimittel basieren auf der Forschung der Ärztin Ita Wegman und den Ideen von Rudolf Steiner. Seit über 70 Jahren setzen wir uns am Institut Hiscia für die weitere Erforschung und Entwicklung von anthroposophischen Präparaten ein, für ihre Herstellung und den weltweiten Vertrieb.

ISCADOR® preparations are fermented aqueous extracts of mistletoe plants from the host trees apple (M = mali), pine (P = pini), oak (Qu = quercus) and elm (U = ulmi) and in Switzerland also from fir (A = abietis).

Aug 25, 2021 · A small 2019 study found that treatment with mistletoe extract products, including Iscador and Helixor, was safe and not related to adverse effects in people with cancer who had preexisting ...

Dec 18, 2009 · Pooled analysis of clinical studies suggests that adjuvant treatment of cancer patients with the mistletoe extract Iscador is associated with a better survival.

Iscador/Mistletoe. Mistletoe, or Viscum album is a semi-parasitic plant that grows on oaks and other trees in Europe and Asia. Mistletoe is also found in America and Korea, but normally only the European species is used in the treatment of cancer, inflammatory conditions and AIDS.

For integrative cancer treatment, we offer a large number of plant-based preparations, mostly from white-berried mistletoe. Our wide range of host trees, dosages and a product line with the addition of metal salts helps us to respond to many patients’ needs.

Jun 19, 2023 · Grossarth-Maticek R, Ziegler R. Randomised and non-randomised prospective controlled cohort studies in matched-pair design for the long-term therapy of breast cancer patients with a mistletoe preparation (Iscador): a re-analysis.

Context: In anthroposophical medicine, total extracts of Viscum album (mistletoe) have been developed to treat cancer patients. The oldest such product is Iscador. Although Iscador is regarded as a complementary cancer therapy, it is the …