If treatment with mistletoe extracts useful?
Mistletoe extracts
Mistletoe is a semi-parasitic botanical and was first used by the founder of anthroposophy, Rudolf Steiner parenterally in tumor therapy, in a time when, in which he knew neither the ingredients nor on the effect somewhat.
The use of mistletoe preparations is an example of the application of a group of herbal remedies in the border area between analytically confirmed and traditional empirically found effective. The observations show that these herbal preparations tumor patients give a better well-being, reduce pain and sometimes also can inhibit cell growth.
Today mistletoe preparations are more than ever debated and tested even at universities. It is now possible to isolate individual substances of mistletoe and standardize individual preparations. Ingredients are ribonucleic acids, basic Viskoproteine, Viskotoxine and especially the likely responsible for the effectiveness of lectins.
However, there is no scientific evidence to prove the that the preparations are especially effective against prostate cancer, so that treatment is actually only as adjunctive supportive therapy is eligible.
An absolutely safe therapeutic principle of mistletoe preparations in prostate cancer has not been established.
Because of their popularity, awakened by extensive advertising campaigns and expressed in considerable revenue earning mistletoe extracts separate consideration. Merchantability are eight products. Their approval was granted under the specific statutory scheme of the "Special of therapy" after much facilitated conditions relative to the normal procedures.
Despite striking differences in the manufacture, fermentation and potentiation by the rules of homeopathy including, a similar indication and efficacy claim for all brands will be charged.(02/2004)
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