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Iscador
Mistletoe (Iskador mali) a preparation of Viscum album L.) off-label. Since decades Mistletoe has been used in European medicine for oncology[1]Mistletoe lectins (e.g. Iscador Q viscotoxin) have been identified as main active components and exhibit cytotoxic effects as well as immunomodulatory activity[2] [3]
Büssing et Ostermann (2012 [4]) found some evidence for moderate improvement of quality of life associated with Iscador treatment (Weleda).
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Links
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1939-1676.2010.0597.x/epdf
- ↑ Safety of Intravenous Application of Mistletoe (Viscum album L.) Preparations in Oncology: An Observational Study
- ↑ Fermented Mistletoe Extract as a Multimodal Antitumoral Agent in Gliomas
- ↑ Targeting inflammation in cancer-related-fatigue: a rationale for mistletoe therapy as supportive care in colorectal cancer patients
- ↑ Quality of Life and Related Dimensions in Cancer Patients Treated with Mistletoe Extract (Iscador): A Meta-Analysis
- ↑ Mistletoe Preparation Iscador: Are there Methodological Concerns with Respect to Controlled Clinical Trials?