HERBAL MONOGRAPHSdiseases, and the drug should be used in this patient
population only under physician supervision.
DOSAGE
Mode of Administration: As chopped drug by itself or in. combination preparations.
Preparation: To make an infusion, 1 to 2 teaspoonfuls (3 to
5 gm) of drug is scalded with simmering water (150 ml) and
strained after 15 minutes.
Daily Dosage: The daily dosage is 6 to 12 gm of
comminuted drug prepared as an infusion. The infusion
dosage is one cupful, 2 to 4 times daily between meals. The
recommended dosage for the liquid extract is 0.5 to 2 ml
liquid extract (1:1) in 25% ethanol 2 to 3 times daily. A
dosage of 0.5 to 1 ml tincture (1:5) in 45% ethanol, 2 to 3
times daily is commonly used. Ample fluid intake should be
ensured. In folk medicine, 0.5 to 2 gm drug as an infusion is
taken 3 times daily.
Homeopathic Dosage: 5 drops, 1 tablet or 10 globules every
30 to 60 minutes (acute) or 1 to 3 times daily (chronic);
parenterally: 1 to 2 ml sc, acute: 3 times daily; chronic: once
a day (HAB1)
Storage: The drug must be protected from light and
moisture.
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European Mistletoe
Viscum album
DESCRIPTION
Medicinal Parts: The medicinal parts are the leaves and
twigs collected before the berries form, the fresh herbs of
certain host plants, the fresh leafy twigs with fruit collected
in the autumn, the whole fresh plant collected from apple
trees, the leaves and the berries.
Flower and Fruit: The flower is yellowish-green, dioecious
and appears in insignificant, small, 3 to 5 flowered clusters.
The perigone of the male flower is 4 tipped. The stamens are
fused with the tips. The female flower is smaller and has 4
tepals with a thick stigma sitting on die short style. The fruit
is a glossy, white, globular, pea-sized berry with thick sticky
flesh. When ripe, it is white to yellowish or orange and has 1
to 2 oval or angular seeds.Leaves, Stem and Root: The plant is a semi-parasitic, almost
round bush growing on deciduous trees, which are 30 to 80
cm in diameter. The round branches are repeatedly bifurcat-
ed and thickened to knots at the joints and are the same
yellowish-green as the leaves. The leaves are alternate,
sessile, lanceolate or lanceolate-spatulate, coriaceous and
evergreen.