Mistletoe
" Not quite herb, not quite tree, beyond the limits of classification,
freed from the restrictions of convention, and resembling a constellation
of stars suspended in midair from the bough of a sacred tree - such is the
spirit of this plant. It belongs to the inbetween times of dusk and dawn,
or the exact interval betweeen two seasons. It is a gateway to something
"other"...
Mistletoe seems to hold itself aloof from the rhythms and laws of the earthly
seasons, and in this way parallels the illogical and uncontrolled growth
of cancerous cells of the body. As early as 1961, laboratory studies demonstrated
that mistletoe, along with other immunostimmulant plants (such as eupatorium,
astragalus, echinacea, acanthopanax, chamomilla, and sabal), inhibited tumors
in mice. Fermented mistletoe taken from oak trees (Iscador quercus) was
shown to stimulate the activity of killer cells and showed an especially
strong effect on rat hepatomas (liver cancers)."
ISBN 0-89281-501-9
published by Destiny Books, One Park Street, Rochester, VT 05767 USA
Distributed in the UK by Deep Books