Bioactivity guided evaluation of anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive activities of Arceuthobium oxycedri (DC) M. Bieb.

Abstract

Ethnopharmacological relevance: Arceuthobium oxycedri (D.C.) M. Bieb. (Loranthaceae) or dwarf mistletoe is a rare semi-parasitic plant that lives on the branches of Juniperus oxycedrus as the host plant. In Turkish folk medicine, the plant is prescribed as a panacea for every kind of diseases, including, against infectious and inflammatory disorders of upper respiratory system and gastro-intestinal complaints or as a hypotensive remedy.