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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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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 +13 more
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Notes and QueriesIt's not difficult to see why mistletoe has always impressed people. It is a parasite, so it appears miraculously in trees without any visible seed or soil. It is green and alive when most other plants are at their lowest ebb. It is not, of course, the only evergreen plant. But it is curious that it used to be rigorously excluded from British churches,
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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 +5 more
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BMJ, 1981 A 49-year-old woman presented with nausea, general malaise, and a dull ache in the right hypochondrium. Liver biopsy showed slight inflammatory-cell infiltration, and results of liver function tests suggested hepatitis. Hepatitis B surface antigen was not detected, and a cholecystogram was normal.
J, Harvey, D G, Colin-Jones
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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 +2 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 +3 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 +7 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 +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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