Herb
Mistletoe
Historical claim, not recommended: an old source listed mistletoe to support fracture healing, but the plant is toxic if eaten and has no proven bone-healing role.
🛑 RemedyRank warns against this
Eating or brewing mistletoe berries, leaves, or stems can cause nausea and vomiting.
This page exists so the reasons are written down plainly, not because the practice is recommended. Nothing is sold here. If a doctor has prescribed something for a diagnosed condition, follow their guidance — that is a decision between you and them, and it is a different thing from trying this at home.
📊 How it ranks (our editor score) — 25/100Tap to see the breakdown
👶 Safe for children?
This remedy carries age-related cautions. Please read them before giving it to a child, and check with your pediatrician or pharmacist first.
- It can be potentially fatal, especially in children.
- It should be avoided entirely in pregnancy, breastfeeding, and in children; fractures need a doctor to set the bone.
🌱 What it is
Mistletoe, both European and American varieties, is a parasitic plant historically used in folk herbalism, here proposed as a tea or preparation to support healing bones.
📜 Where it comes from
An old remedy book listed mistletoe alongside comfrey, alfalfa, and plantain as a helpful herb to support fracture healing. Mistletoe carried a long European folk reputation as a mysterious, powerful plant, which likely led to its inclusion here despite its genuine toxicity when eaten or brewed.
🥄 How to use it
RemedyRank does not recommend eating or brewing mistletoe. See a doctor to set a fracture properly, and support healing with rest and good nourishment.
How much: None. Not recommended at any dose.
Why it works: The old claim supposed mistletoe would somehow strengthen the healing bone, but mistletoe has no proven bone-healing role, and eating or brewing its berries, leaves, or stems can cause nausea, vomiting, slow heartbeat, and dangerous drops in blood pressure, and can be potentially fatal, especially in children.
⚠️ Cautions
- Eating or brewing mistletoe berries, leaves, or stems can cause nausea and vomiting.
- It can cause a slow heartbeat and dangerous drops in blood pressure.
- Pharmaceutical-grade mistletoe preparations used in supervised cancer care are not home remedies and should not be confused with raw plant use.
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