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Tuesday, April 15, 2014

M is for Mistletoe


A-Z Challenge
My theme is Herbs
M is for Mistletoe

Mistletoe has a
more lofty purpose
than enticing a
holiday kiss.

This is a
parasetic plant
that thrives on
Juniper trees in
the U.S.

Some of it's many medical uses include lowering blood pressure.
It's a relaxant, an immune stimulant and anti-cancer herb.  It's
also used in treatment of lungs, ovarian and other cancerous
 tumors. It's quite effective after radiation treatment in
re-establishing the immune system.

Mistletoe is also terrific for migraines and considered one
of the best non-addictive tranquillizers in the herb
kingdom.

37 comments:

  1. Hi! Fellow A to Z challenger :)
    This may be a really ignorant question but I am curious as to how you ingest Mistletoe?
    Is it in like a tea, or just in your house? Clearly i'm not a herb connoisseur :)

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  2. Kelsey
    The most common way would be dried and in a tea. It would most likely not be found in your kitchen spice cupboard.

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  3. Wow, I didn't know that about mistletoe!! Very Interesting.

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    1. Cathrina
      Thank you for visiting and leaving a nice comment.

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  4. This one I knew as I saw it as I went all facts back when at my zoo. 1 out of 24 so far isn't bad huh? lol

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  5. You had me at 'good for migraines.'

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  6. I think the only ones I've seen in person are the artificial ones

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    1. Adam
      I had some growing in my yard but it was in the form of a bush. I think our climate is too harsh but it did last for many years.

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  7. I will look for this one... at the health food store???

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    1. Robin
      Health food stores may have it. Amazon carries it in bulk and a tincture.

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  8. I knew it had some medicinal uses, but not all of these! We don't see it in the juniper/cedar around here. We see it oaks.

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    1. Bish
      I suppose it just needs a tree to attach itself to.

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  9. Well well well. I did not know that. As a migraine sufferer I shall investigate Mistletoe further.

    Thanks, Manzanita!

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    1. Wendy
      Investigate well. I've never used it but I know it's sold on Amazon and most likely in some health food stores.

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  10. I guess I had no idea Mistletoe was even edible. Good to know.

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    1. Terry,
      Well I think it might be poison to "eat" it but a small amount in a tea is OK. But I know what makes you well..... you just eat the whole bowl. Haha

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  11. Hey Terry
    How are you doing? I seem to be moving backward in place of going forward. The weather won't let me work outside. Cold, windy and misting.

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  12. Hmmm, I had no idea. I might be tempted to just grab the mistletoe and take it home with me. :-)

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    1. Susieee
      To heck with the kissing for you.... you just want it for tea. Haha

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  13. Hi Manzanita,

    Mistletoe may well be just what I need. I get a raging headache when all those adoring lady fans of mine insist on me kissing them under the mistletoe. Seriously, most informative and thank you, dear lady.

    Gary :)

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    1. Gary
      Poor dear Gary. All that kissing causes such a headache but lucky you can just make some tea out of it.

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  14. Wow, that is one dandy little plant. Who would have guessed. I have a friend who is a migraine sufferer. I will check it out and let her know. Thanks.

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    1. Patti
      And the best part ..... if all else fails you can always kiss under it. Ha

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  15. It's not common here, I didn't know mistletoe was a herb.
    Merle...........

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    1. Hi Merle
      A lot of the mistletoe they use for "kissing" at Christmas time is plastic. Haha

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  16. An anti-cancer herb... That's music to my ears. My dad died of a brain tumor, so I'm a bit scared of getting one too.

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    1. Blue grumpster
      I'm sorry. That's tough. And I guess cell phones pressed to our ear isn't much help either. I always use mine on speaker when I have to talk on the dumb thing. Mostly I use the old fashioned land line.

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    2. Thanks. Yes, I often wonder about cell phones. Do you reckon we could sue somebody?

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    1. Holy Ghost
      And you thought it was just for kissing.

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  18. Hi Manzanita .. I'd always thought mistletoe was poisonous .. so this was interesting to read about .. I'd no idea of its benefits .. cheers Hilary

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  19. Sounds like such a beneficial plant! I also knew nothing of it, except may be its being a kissing props :)) I'm not sure I've ever seen it on sale either...

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  20. The photo looks more like holly, altho I don't go looking for holly or mistletoe.
    I am learning a lot from your A to Z posts this year, and I also loved the dances from last year!

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  21. That is very interesting about mistletoe. Good for migraines and brings on tranquility!

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  22. Didn't know about the qualities of most of the herbs you've discussed for the A-Z.

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