The Viscum album (European mistletoe) mother tincture Viscosan® is approved as a homeopathic remedy for oral use.
Viscosan® A – from fir tree mistletoe, DIN-HM 80022588
Viscosan® M – from apple tree mistletoe, DIN-HM 80022739
Viscosan® P – from pine tree mistletoe, DIN-HM 80022767
Viscosan® is only available through your naturopathic or medical doctor.
Each ampoule of Viscosan® contains: a dilution of Viscum album mother tincture, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, and sterile water.
Do not drink directly from vial due to the sharp glass edges. Consult a healthcare practitioner before using if pregnant or breastfeeding.
Recommended dose: 1 ampoule daily or as recommended by a healthcare practitioner.
Helixor Canada
We are a subsidiary of Helixor Heilmittel GmbH, a pharmaceutical company in Germany. We have been supplying Viscum album to Canadians since 2015. The Canadian headquarters is located in Toronto, Ontario.
Helixor Germany
Since 1975, Helixor has been a leading pharmaceutical company in the field of natural health.
Physicians, patients, family members, and partners in more than 30 countries trust in the therapy concepts of Helixor. Continuous research, mindfulness towards people and nature, dedicated personal counselling, the highest quality standards – that is how we deliver on our key goal: bringing life to life.
Helixor is located near Stuttgart, Germany, at the idyllic Fischermühle. This is an ideal site for manufacturing natural health products. The Fischermühle was mentioned in public records as early as the year 1342. Over the centuries, people operated a historic mill, started to work the land, added a sawmill, and later a box-making factory to the site. Today all of the original buildings and the grounds have been repurposed.
History
With photovoltaic systems, a combined heat and power plant, and electric cars, we are well on our way to climate neutrality by 2029.
Today we are represented by partners in 30 countries.
The non-profit Helixor Foundation becomes the company owner.
The newly developed therapy proved to be so in demand that the founders could no longer do their work on a voluntary (!) basis.
Research
Helixor strives to develop its therapies continuously based on science. This commitment is illustrated by decades of analytical, preclinical, and clinical inquiry: More than 30 studies, over 250 scientific publications, and more than 30 PhD and undergrad theses demonstrate the efficacy and safety of Helixor therapies.
Helixor Foundation
A deep wish to heal gave birth to our therapies. And the wish to ensure their future prompted the company’s founders to transfer all their shares to the non-profit HELIXOR Foundation in 1979. Since then, that long-term outlook has also meant contributing to the common good. Each year, part of the company’s proceeds support social and medical projects. In that way, the foundation provides the freedom to combine ecological, social, and economic goals. The projects we support also help carry the founders’ vision into the future: with future-proof therapies that empower people to face their illness holistically and actively.
Historical use
European mistletoe (Viscum album) is one of the world’s oldest medicinal plants, used since the time of Hippocrates. Today, more than 150 clinical studies have proven its efficacy and safety. This makes it a well-studied and frequently used therapy in integrative medicine.
Therapy concepts of Helixor tap into nature’s full power – and put it to work for human beings.
Whether a pharmaceutical is effective depends on two basic things: the raw material and the process that extracts its healing properties. At Helixor, they pay special attention to both origin and technique. That might make their production a little more elaborate. But for a medium-sized company, choosing to manufacture entirely in-house is always a conscious choice. They choose superior-quality, regional plants and a production process that gives 100% control over the results.
The best way to explain it is through a closer look at our herbal medicinal products for mistletoe therapy:
No two mistletoe varieties are exactly the same. Mistletoe obtains several of its specific properties from the host tree. The European white berry mistletoe (Viscum album), for example, can grow on various trees: fir, pine, and many deciduous hosts like apple trees. Each variety can be used to create a slightly different product.
We harvest each variety four times per year: spring, summer, fall, and winter. This allows us to create whole extracts containing all seasonal development stages and ingredient ratios. The mistletoes are collected in their natural, wild habitat, where it develops qualities that cannot otherwise be reproduced. All plants are harvested and sorted gently by hand, while taking care to preserve the population.
The plants are processed in their natural state to preserve their potency. After washing, they are chopped mechanically.
During extraction with swirled water, winter and spring harvests come together to form the winter extract. Summer and fall harvests are mixed to create the summer extract. The whole extract is obtained by blending winter and summer extract using a special swirling process.
The GMP-certified manufacturing process is subject to strict quality testing at every step, as well as regular audits for all countries.
Something else that sets apart the products of Helixor: a complete lack of artificial additives. The fresh extract is filled directly and sterilely into ampoules.
Helixor Canada is your partner for the exclusive distribution of Viscosan® (not available to other countries)