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. 2014 May 15;2014:236310. doi: 10.1155/2014/236310

Table 2.

Numbers of patients who were exposed to different mistletoe preparations and adverse drug reactions that occurred.

Preparation Patients ADRs* Relative frequency of ADRs (%)# Types of ADRs
Abnoba viscum (n.s.) 2
Abnoba viscum Abietis 15
Abnoba viscum Aceris 2
Abnoba viscum Amygdali 2
Abnoba viscum Crataegi 1
Abnoba viscum Fraxini 133 7 (10) 5.3 Local reaction × 2, pruritus × 2, urticaria × 2, pyrexia, myalgia, hypoaesthesia oral, paraesthesia
Abnoba viscum Mali 2
Abnoba viscum Pini 4
Abnoba viscum Quercus 7 1 (1) 14.3 Rash
Total Abnoba viscum 161 8 (11) 5.0
Helixor (n.s.) 5 0
Helixor Abietis 106 2 (2) 2.8 Urticaria, pruritus
Helixor Mali 187 8 (12) 4.3 Pyrexia × 5, pruritus × 2, fatigue, infusion site inflammation, headache, hypersensitivity × 2
Helixor Pini 51
Total Helixor 321 10 (15) 3.1
Iscador (n.s.) 4
Iscador Mali 8 1 (2) 12.5 Pyrexia × 2
Iscador Mali c. Arg. 1
Iscador Mali special 8 2 (3) 25.0 Pyrexia, vomiting, chills
Iscador Pini 2
Iscador Quercus 9 1 (1) 11.1 Pyrexia
Iscador Quercus special 8
Iscador Ulmi c. Hg 2
Total Iscador 40 4 (6) 10.0

Total 475 22 4.6

*Number of patients to have an ADR followed by the total number of ADRs in brackets.

#Percentage of patients exposed to that preparation type who had an ADR.

n.s.: not specified.