**1.5 Viscum album (VA) extract**

Viscum album (VA) extract from **European mistletoe** plants has fermented and nonfermented preparations. Active components of VA extracts include mistletoe lectins (I, II, III) and viscotoxin, additionally aminoacids, polysaccharides and lipids. The fermented preparations are used either alone or in combination with chemo/radiotherapy in the treatment of tumour patients.

The Viscum album QuFrF (VAQuFrF) is an aqueous and unfermented extract of mistletoe plants growing in the oak tree. It contains 1 µg lectin and 6 µg viscotoxin in 5 mg/ml or 2 µg lectin and 10 µg viscotoxin in 10 mg/ml. The extract is an experimental drug that is not yet used in the treatment of tumour patients.
