European Mistletoe

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Turkey, Europe, China, UK, Belgium, Pakistan, India, Germany

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Asthma, Astringent, Chorea, Diuretic

Science studied: ACETYL-CHOLINE, ALUMINUM, GABA, ARGININE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Viscaceae

Scientific name: Viscum album

Common names: European Mistletoe, Almindelig mistelten, Ağ öksəotu, Baltais āmulis, Blanka visko, Cây tầm gửi Châu Âu, Darllys Awelfar, European mistletoe, Gapié gniôzdo, Gui, Gui blanc, Gui des feuillus, Gui, Bois de la Sainte-Croix, Gui des feuillus, Gwysglys Gwysonllys

POWO: 300881-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, Turkey, Europe, China, UK, Belgium, Pakistan, India and 2 additional places.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Asthma
• Astringent
• Chorea
• Diuretic
• Emetic
• Epilepsy
• Hypertension
• Hysteria

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Elsewhere
• Turkey
• Europe
• China
• UK
• Belgium
• Pakistan
• India
• Germany
• Spain

Documented cultural uses

• Asthma
• Astringent
• Chorea
• Diuretic
• Emetic
• Epilepsy
• Hypertension
• Hysteria
• Lumbago
• Malaria
• Metrorrhagia
• Narcotic

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Asthma · Elsewhere · "
• Astringent · Turkey · "
• Chorea · Elsewhere · "
• Diuretic · Turkey · "
• Emetic · Turkey · "
• Epilepsy · Europe · "
• Epilepsy · Elsewhere · "
• Hypertension · China · "
• Hypertension · Europe · "
• Hypertension · Turkey · "
• Hysteria · Elsewhere · "
• Lumbago · Elsewhere · "
• Malaria · Elsewhere · "
• Metrorrhagia · Elsewhere · "
• Narcotic · Elsewhere · "
• Narcotic · Turkey · "
• Nervine · Elsewhere · "
• Nervine · Turkey · "
• Otitis · Elsewhere · "
• Piles · Elsewhere · "
• Poison · UK · "
• Poison · Europe · "
• Purgative · Elsewhere · "
• Sedative · Elsewhere · "

21 additional documented entries remain in the source record.

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Relatively Benign Clinical Course of Acute Pneumonitis After Pleurodesis Using <i>Viscum album</i> Extract in Very Elderly Patient. · 2026 source ↗
• Viscum album subsp. austriacum-mediated biosynthesis of magnesium nanoparticles: In vitro anticancer, antibiofilm, and antioxidant activities with computational validation. · 2026 source ↗
• MISTOSUS: a phase II trial of <i>Viscum album</i> extract adjuvant therapy for relapsed resectable osteosarcoma. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ACETYL-CHOLINE
• ALUMINUM
• GABA
• ARGININE
• ASCORBIC-ACID
• ASH
• ASPARAGINE
• CALCIUM
• BETA-CAROTENE
• CHROMIUM
• CYSTEIC-ACID
• ELEUTHEROSIDE-E
• FLAVOYADORININE-A
• FLAVORADORININE-B
• HISTAMINE
• HOMOFLAVOYADORONINE-B

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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