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Be berry careful
If you plan to bring mistletoe into the house this holiday season, keep in mind the berries are toxic and can produce convulsions if eaten in sufficient quantities.
And many people develop an itchy reaction from handling the leaves.
Nevertheless, Concoctions of mistletoe leaves and berries have frequently been used over the centuries to treat a variety of ailments ranging from nosebleeds to epilepsy.
Recent investigations indicate that extracts of the leaves of both . American and European mistletoes slow the heartbeat and constrict blood vessels in the skin and skeletal muscles.
Extracts from berries have also been shown to kill cancer cells in the laboratory and to stimulate the immune system.
Mistletoes have also featured prominently in the myths and rituals of many ancient peoples.
The fact that they are so unlike other plants, remaining alive and green attached to leafless trees in winter, undoubtedly created the
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