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High-Performance Bio-Glue From the Berries of a Parasitic Plant. [PDF]
Adv MaterWe report a fully bio‐based adhesive derived primarily from a (poly)saccharide extract obtained from the berries of the hemi‐parasitic plant mistletoe (Viscum album), supplemented with tannic and malic acid without any further chemical functionalization.
Gürer U +8 more
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A global review of mistletoe frugivory and seed dispersal: The plant perspective. [PDF]
Plant Biol (Stuttg)We reviewed studies on mistletoe frugivory and seed dispersal worldwide. Although mistletoes are relatively well studied, major taxonomic, geographic, and methodological gaps remain. We conclude that modern technologies offer new opportunities to address long‐standing but still poorly explored questions about these interactions.
Fadini RF +3 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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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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Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2006 Statistics on unintentional ingestions in children show that plants are consistently in the top ranks, and household plants are the commonest source. Fortunately, not all ingestions result in poisonings, although other factors such as allergy, contact dermatitis and foreign-body obstruction can ...
Jill, Courtemanche, Robert G, Peterson
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The Introspective Patient Experience of Mistletoe Therapy in Cancer: A Qualitative Study
Integrative Cancer Therapies, 2023 Introduction: The introspective experience of cancer patients using mistletoe therapy has received little scientific interest, although it is crucial for a holistic understanding of this therapy.
Annika Mascher MD +5 more
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Plants, 2022 From an economic and ecological standpoint, it is crucial to investigate the biologically active compounds of mistletoe plants, which are currently discarded by pruning urban mistletoe-infested trees.
Liubov Skrypnik +6 more
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Ecological Indicators, 2021 Loranthus europaeus is one of the major plant parasites threatening the fragile ecosystems of oak forests in western Iran. The mistletoe is a hemi-parasite plant which grows on forest species, especially oaks.
Fatemeh Mostaghimi +3 more
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Journal of Pharmacopuncture, 2009 Objectives : Mistletoe extracts have been in use for around 85 years, predominantly in the area of cancer therapy. Today mistletoe preparations are among the most prescribed drugs in cancer medicine, thus constituting a standard biological therapy in the
Ok-Byung Choi
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