Medicinal plants

In 1917, an injection preparation made from mistletoe was used for the first time in cancer treatment. For decades, the Society for Cancer Research (VfK) has not only been committed to the further pharmaceutical development of mistletoe preparations, but has also been developing other preparations from natural substances for use in integrative cancer therapy.In addition to mistletoe (Viscum album) from various host trees, the medicinal plants being researched in current projects include above all the Christmas rose (Helleborus niger) and the so-called "stinking" hellebore (Helleborus foetidus).Another project is dedicated to the development of a medicinal cream based on four natural components: extracts of thyme (Thymian) and pennywort (Lysimachia) as well as the resin of the larch (Larix decidua) and the wax of the honey bee (Apis mellifera).