Page 83Iscador is actually a lactobacillus-fermented extract of the European mistletoe
plant, Viscum album and is available here in the USA, by prescription, as the
drug Iscar. None of what is written here applies to the American mistletoe,
Phoradendron serotinum (we just don’t know).
Viscum album, it’s berry juices were likened to semenA little colorful history
Do you know why we kiss under the mistletoe at Christmas? Millennia ago, in
the days of the Druids in Europe, Yule was a highly celebrated event (it survives
as our Christmas, which has nothing to do with Jesus’ supposed birthday). The
drink and partying went on for days. So did the wild promiscuous sex!
Mistletoe was the chosen contraceptive. A decoction of this sacred plant taken by
women gave them a few days in which they could make whoopee, without the
inconvenience of becoming pregnant.
Fast forward 3,000 years or more and today we settle for a coy little kiss under a
sprig of mistletoe. My, how times have changed!
Other uses of mistletoe
Mistletoe has been known medicinally since the earliest times. The Druids were
well aware of its fabulous healing properties and called it “All-Heal”. Mistletoe
growing on oak trees was especially prized. A Bronze Age burial found in