08/26/2018 / By Ralph Flores
The European mistletoe (Viscum album) can potentially be used to treat conditions such as colic, diarrhea, and hypertension, according to Pakistani researchers. Their findings, published in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, looked at the muscle relaxant effect of V. album in smooth muscles in the gut and the blood vessels.
The findings reveal the importance of V. album in treating gut spasms and hypertension, given its ability to relax smooth muscles.
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Journal Reference:
Khan T, Ali S, Qayyum R, Hussain I, Wahid F, Shah AJ. INTESTINAL AND VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXANT EFFECT OF VISCUM ALBUM EXPLAINS ITS MEDICINAL USE IN HYPERACTIVE GUT DISORDERS AND HYPERTENSION. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 27 July 2016;16(251). DOI: 10.1186/s12906-016-1229-3
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