Most of these studies claim that mistletoe has a positive effect, but were of poor methodological design. Therefore, in the light of our own positive experiences, we recommend a randomized multicentre study to evaluate the effect of mistletoe in cancer treatment. Pregnancy, hyperthyroidism and intolerances are given as contraindications. Depending on the type and the stage of the tumour, treatment based on a specific rhythmic schedule should be carried out for a period ranging from five years to a lifetime. Local inflammatory reactions occur as side effects.
Fever is desirable.
Helixor was developed by the Section for Leukemia and Cancer Therapy of the Gemein-schaft Fischermuhle e. V. in Rosenfeld, FRG, and has been used since about 1968. Co. The origin of anticancer treatment with Helixor, a mistletoe preparation, is the anthroposophical medicine. In addition, Helixor supposedly bridges the dramatic gap between conventional and natural treatment of cancer in that it exerts both a selective cancerostatic and an immunostimulatory effect. Hardly any research has been done on the pharmacodynamics, the pharmacokinetics and the toxicity of the total extract Helixor. Specific effects of Helixor on the immune system and its actual bearing on the tumour process have so far not been unequivocally elucidated.