The Huffington Post
Friday, December 21, 2012
Mistletoe may have a use beyond facilitating holiday romance — it could also play a role in the fight against cancer.
Researchers from the University of Adelaide found that mistletoe extract is effective in killing colon cancer cells in a lab setting, and seemed to have an even more potent effect on the cells compared with chemotherapy (all while not being as harsh on healthy cells as the chemotherapy).