S.O. Oguntoye  , G.A. Olatunji  , O.M. Kolawole  , K.I. Enonbun  , 
    Phytochemical Screening and Antibacterial Activity of <I>Viscum album</I> (<I>Mistletoe</I>) Extracts,
    Plant Sciences Research,
    Volume 1,Issue 3,
    2008,
    Pages 44-46,
    ISSN 1995-476x,
    psres.2008.44.46,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=psres.2008.44.46)
    Abstract: <I>Viscum album</I> is a green parasitic plant belonging to the family of Loranthaceae. It grows as a partial parasite on the branches of many decidous lemon trees especially apple and has various ethnomedical uses. Phytochemical screening has shown the presence of Alkaloids, Carbohydrates, Tannins and Flavonoids. Phytosterols  are  scanty.  Thin-layer  chromatography  of   the   ethanolic   extract  (Petroleum  spirit  and Diethyl  ether,  2:1)  showed four spots, while the aqueous extract (Petroleum spirit and Diethyl ether, 2:1) showed the presence of three spots. The ethanolic and aqueous crude extracts inhibited the growth of <I>Klebsiella aerogenes</I>, <I>Proteus</I> sp., <I>Escherichia coli</I> and <I>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</I>. <I>Gentamycin</I> and <I>Cloxacillin</I> did not exhibit any activity against <I>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</I>.
    Keywords: Viscum album;phytochemical;bacterial;antibiotics