Taboos of Mistletoe

Mistletoe is a very common Chinese medicinal material. It is a very effective medicinal material that can help treat many diseases. For example, mistletoe can help lower blood pressure, fight viruses, and has a diuretic effect. If people suffering from these diseases use mistletoe, the effect will be very good. For example, mistletoe can also help nourish blood and stabilize pregnancy, nourish the kidneys and strengthen the fetus, nourish the liver, strengthen muscles and bones, eliminate rheumatism, and resist thrombosis, etc. Generally, mistletoe can be used to help treat these diseases.

[Nature and flavor and meridians] Bitter and sweet, neutral in nature. It enters the liver meridian and kidney meridian.

[Effects and Functions] Nourishes the liver and kidneys, strengthens the tendons and bones, eliminates rheumatism, and stabilizes the fetus. It is an anti-rheumatic and bone-strengthening drug under the category of anti-rheumatic drugs.

[Clinical application] The dosage is 9~15 grams, decocted and taken orally. It is used to treat rheumatic pain, soreness of the waist and knees, weakness of the muscles and bones, metrorrhagia, bleeding during pregnancy, fetal movement disorder, and high blood pressure.

[Main ingredients] Contains flavonoids, mainly quercetin and quercetin; the leaves contain hyperoside. The water extract, ethanol-water extract and 30% ethanol extract of mistletoe all have a hypotensive effect on anesthetized animals; the injection has a dilating effect on the coronary vessels of normal and fibrillating guinea pig hearts. In addition, it has diuretic and antiviral effects.

However, being able to help treat diseases is one aspect. There is another very important part: mistletoe is not suitable for everyone to take. There are some contraindications, so you should pay special attention to this. For example, there have been cases where patients have experienced adverse reactions when using mistletoe injection. Once such a situation occurs, special attention should be paid.