European mistletoe
Viscum album · Santalaceae
A crossing plant — kept in both Haitian & Caribbean and Adriatic & Balkan traditions. Two shores, one root.
European mistletoe
Gui
Viscum album
Santalaceae
Traditionally used
⚠ Mistletoe is toxic and its true cardiac and anticancer preparations are injectable and physician-only; the poisonous fraction is not taken up through digestion, so any real effect requires parenteral use. In folk practice a cold-infused tisane of the leaves and stems was steeped eight to ten hours and taken for high blood pressure and atherosclerosis. Author the archive record; leave the medicine to a physician.
In three languages
Français — ⚠ Le gui est toxique et ses véritables préparations cardiaques et anticancéreuses sont injectables et réservées au médecin; la fraction toxique n'étant pas absorbée par la digestion, tout effet réel exige la voie parentérale. Dans l'usage populaire, une tisane des feuilles et rameaux en macération froide de huit à dix heures se prenait contre l'hypertension et l'athérosclérose. On consigne la fiche d'archive; on laisse le remède au médecin.
Safety
Safety notes for this plant are still being written. Until they are, treat it with a cautious hand.
Plants can look similar and be misidentified — always verify with a local herbalist or guide before use.
Sources & lineage
Pharmacological literature; cardioactive and hypotensive constituents
Kept alongside