A Scoping Review of Genus Viscum: Biological and Chemical Aspects of Alcoholic Extracts.

ABSTRACT: The genus Viscum comprises a large number of semi-parasitic shrubs popularly known as Mistletoe. The Viscum species grow in many countries of Europe, Africa and Asia with different popular uses in ornamentation, foods and medicine. Many studies about Viscum have been done over the last years focusing on biological activities and chemical composition of the aqueous extracts, mainly related to anthroposophical medicines. However, it is known that non-aqueous preparations, as alcoholic extracts, have demonstrated different biological activities that are species-and host tree-dependent. Considering the potential of these alcoholic extracts, a scoping review was conducted using data from three online databases: PubMed, Scopus and Embase. Inclusion criteria consisted of the

SUBMITTER: Melo MNO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10181296 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature