Mistletoe - herb - 50g
Product characteristics
Contents: dried herb
Country of origin: EU
Classification: Viscum album
Weight: 50g
Preparation proposal:
Place two teaspoons of the herb into 250 ml of boliing water, let stand for 10 minutes.
Description
MISTLETOE - dried herb - 50g
Plant description Occurs in almost all of Europe and in southern and western Asia. It is a semi-parasitic plant, it synthesizes nutrients by itself, while water and mineral salts are taken from the host tree. Due to the negligible needs of the host as a rule, mistletoe does not hurt it. The exception are trees additionally weakened by, for example, drought. Mistletoe is a medicinal plant. It also played an important role in ancient beliefs and customs, a role that in some countries has also preserved today. The plant is not a cultivated species and is obtained from the wild state. Used in the pharmaceutical industry. |
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Properties - in folk medicine in Japan the mistletoe treated female infertility - because it lowers blood pressure used as an aid in the treatment of hypertensive disease - has been used at elevated blood pressure or its changes that result from psychological stimuli or during puberty - used as an auxiliary at atherosclerosis |