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Phytonutrient Profiles of Mistletoe and Their Values and Potential Applications in Ethnopharmacology and Nutraceuticals: A Review [PDF]

Molecules
Mistletoe species grow hemiparasitically on a wide spectrum of trees occurring in the tropical, subtropical and temperate zones. Mistletoe has been associated with fertility, vitality and fatality in humans.
Maeleletse G. Mopai, Semakaleng Mpai, Johannes Van Staden, Ashwell R. Ndhlala   +3 more
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Distinctive Traits of European Mistletoe (Viscum album spp. austriacum) and Its Impact on Host Tree Wood (Pinus sylvestris) [PDF]

Plants
European mistletoe is a hemi-parasitic plant increasingly infesting forests in Central Europe, causing premature tree death, and is anticipated to expand its range due to global warming.
Alicja Dołkin-Lewko, Esra Pulat, Roman Wójcik, Barbaros Yaman, Urszula Zajączkowska, Tomasz Oszako, Mirela Tulik   +6 more
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The incidence and infection status of the white mistletoe in Kazdağı fir forests of the West Black Sea region: A case study in Kökez Forest State Enterprise

Turkish Journal of Forestry, 2023
Mistletoes is an important biotic pest that needs to be studied in terms of its wide distribution in forest areas, its potential damage and predictability of adverse effects of climate change.
İsmail Baysal
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Water status and macronutrient concentrations, but not carbon status, of Viscum album ssp. album are determined by its hosts: a study across nine mistletoe–host pairs in central Switzerland

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023
IntroductionEuropean mistletoe, Viscum album L., is a hemiparasite that can infect various tree species, yet our understanding of its physiological interactions with host species is limited.MethodsNine mistletoe–host pairs (i.e. V. album ssp.
Ao Wang, Ao Wang, Ao Wang, Arun K. Bose, Arun K. Bose, Marco M. Lehmann, Andreas Rigling, Andreas Rigling, Arthur Gessler, Arthur Gessler, Longfei Yu, Maihe Li, Maihe Li, Maihe Li   +13 more
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Triterpenoids amplify anti-tumoral effects of mistletoe extracts on murine B16.f10 melanoma in vivo. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
PURPOSE: Mistletoe extracts are often used in complementary cancer therapy although the efficacy of that therapy is controversially discussed. Approved mistletoe extracts contain mainly water soluble compounds of the mistletoe plant, i.e.
Christian M Strüh, Sebastian Jäger, Astrid Kersten, Christoph M Schempp, Armin Scheffler, Stefan F Martin   +5 more
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Spatial distribution of oak mistletoe as it relates to habits of oak woodland frugivores. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
This study addresses the underlying spatial distribution of oak mistletoe, Phoradendron villosum, a hemi-parasitic plant that provides a continuous supply of berries for frugivorous birds overwintering the oak savanna habitat of California's outer coast ...
Ethan A Wilson, Patrick J Sullivan, Janis L Dickinson   +2 more
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Impact of aqueous extract of Viscum album on different organisms

Regulatory Mechanisms in Biosystems, 2023
The phytochemical and pharmacological potential of Viscum album extracts are widely used for the treatment of various diseases in many countries. The effect of aqueous extract from different mistletoe host trees (Abies alba, Acer saccharinum, Malus ...
Y. Bilonozhko, T. Shut, T. Krupodorova, N. Pirko, O. Holubchak, S. Pryvalikhin, O. Lykholat, Y. Pirko   +7 more
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Insects Associated with the European Mistletoe (Viscum album) in Western Ukraine: a Pilot Study

Zoodiversity, 2023
The first insect-targeted study of the European mistletoe, Viscum album L., was conducted in Ukraine. In total, 35 species of insects reared from mistletoe were identified to belong to 5 orders, 20 families and 34 genera.
A. M. Zamoroka, V. Yu. Shparyk, I. Ya. Dovhaniuk, O. O. Varga   +3 more
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Two mistletoes are too many?: Interspecific occurrence of mistletoes on the same host tree

Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2013
Mistletoe can have a major impact on the fitness of the host plant. If there is more than one species of mistletoe on the same host tree, the overall impact might be amplified.
Rafael Arruda, Caroline Lunardelli, Clóvis Kitagawa, Claudenir Simões Caires, Grazielle Sales Teodoro, Fabiana Alves Mourão   +5 more
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The Antioxidant Activity of Mistletoes (Viscum album and Other Species)

Plants, 2023
In addition to the European mistletoe, Viscum album, which is the most known and utilized one, there are several species commonly known as mistletoe.
Marcello Nicoletti
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