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    A Hidden Treasure: The Borneo Mistletoes

    Ya Chee Lim1, Rajan Rajabalaya1, Sheba Rani David1★★ Corresponding author

    1. 1PAPRSB Institute of Health Sciences, Universiti of Brunei Darussalam, BRUNEI DARUSSALAM.

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    Sheba Rani David

    PAPRSB Institute of Health Sciences, Universiti of Brunei Darussalam, BRUNEI DARUSSALAM.

    sdsheba@gmail.com

    Volume 11, Issue 22 · pp. 153–157 · PUBLISHED · DOI: 10.4103/phrev.phrev_16_17

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    ABSTRACT

    The European mistletoe, Viscum album, is the most common consumed adjuvant among cancer patients in Europe. Its success warrants a report on three most apparent mistletoes found in Borneo Island, namely Scurrula ferruginea, Macrosolen cochinchinensis, and Dendrophthoe curvata. The traditional and pharmacological uses of these mistletoes include antibacterial, anticancer, antiviral, antihypertensive, antioxidative, and cytotoxic effects. Phytochemicals such as flavonols, alkaloids, tannins, and gallic acid have been reported in one of these mistletoes. This review discusses the potential of these mistletoes as therapeutic agents.

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      Lim, Y. C., Rajabalaya, R., & David, S. R. (). A Hidden Treasure: The Borneo Mistletoes. Pharmacognosy Reviews, 11(22), 153–157. https://doi.org/10.4103/phrev.phrev_16_17