Is mistletoe poisonous?

tacatcon · 12-13-2009, 07:45:06 AM

We bought some yesterday and one of the berries fell off and then my SO says he thinks it might be poisonous. So I don't want to keep it if so. And if it is-to humans or animals or both?
tia

love2save · 12-13-2009, 09:59:58 AM

YES, real mistletoe (just the berries , I believe) is poisonous!! :sad::sad:Don't let children get a hold of it. Try the fake kind instead.

katncaed · 12-13-2009, 10:51:54 AM

I've always heard that, but I've never seen proof. But, I wouldn't take any chances.

However, mistletoe is used as medicine in Europe to treat respiratory problems and as a cancer treatment. I remember seeing it on the news a few years back when that woman that played on Three's Company (the blonde) was using it instead of chemotherapy.