"Mistletoe" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Parasitic plants that form a bushy growth on branches of host trees which are in the order Santalales. It includes the Christmas mistletoe family (VISCACEAE), the showy mistletoe family (LORANTHACEAE) and the catkin mistletoe family (Eremolepidaceae). The composition of toxins, lectins, tyramine, phenethylamines, and other compounds may be affected by the host.
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D014784
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.735
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Antimicrobial and anticonvulsant activities of Viscum capense. J Ethnopharmacol. 1998 Jul; 61(3):237-41.