Product Name	Historical uses	Category	Issued
Golden Bough Viscum album	Antispasmodic, diuretic, emetic, emmenagogue, hypoglycemic, hypotensive, nervin, stimulant, vasodilator.	Single product	Sept. 1996 Replaces: N/A

Common Names: Golden Bough, Mistletoe, Bird Lime, Devil's Fuge. Parts Used: Leaves. Historical Uses: Golden Bough also called Mistletoe has been used for centuries in traditional medicine and gained wide popularity in the early 1900s.1 It has been employed in the treatment against hypertension, arteriosclerosis, nephritis and internal hemorrhage.2 It has also served in cases of epilepsy, convulsions, anxiety and other nervous conditions.3, Contraindications: Avoid during pregnancy. Avoid using with anti-asthmatic drug. Adverse reactions: Can be toxic in overdose. Avoid long-term use. Dosage: 5 to 40 drops each day or every four hours as needed. References: S. Talalaj & Dr A.S. Czechowicz, Herbal Remedies Harmful and Beneficial Effects, Hill of Content, Melbourne, 1989; Dr. A. B. Howard, Herbal Extracts,1990; Jean Palaiseul, La v�rit� sur les plantes et la vie naturelle, France Loisirs, Paris, 1972; The Lawrence Review of Natural Products. © 2000, Pure Herbs J.B. Ltd All right reserved 1 The Lawrence Review of Natural Products 2 S.Talalaj & Dr A.S.Czechowicz, Herbal Remedies Harmful and Beneficial Effects,Hill of Content,Melbourne, 1989,p.138 3 Dr. A. B. Howard, Herbal Extracts,1990, p.55. 4 Jean Palaiseul, La v�rit� sur les plantes et la vie naturelle, France Loisirs, Paris, 1972, p.182.

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