Water extracts of Viscum samples from only two of the 10 host plants, namely Acacia heterophylla Willd. (Fabaceae) and Sophora denudata Bory (Fabaceae), showed significant inhibitory activity, ≥ 50% inhibition in a concentration of 0.33 mg crude plant extract in 1 mL test solution. From the two mentioned host plant species activity was only detected in the water extract from one of the six samples of A. heterophylla. Three host species showed pronounced activity without any detection of activity in the samples of V. triflorum. The results support the traditional use provided that V. triflorum is collected from A. heterophylla or S. denudata.
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