Mulberry leaves or Folium Mori,the potential application and incarnation of mulberry leaves.
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Functions of Mulberry leaves.:
1. To expel wind and clear heat;
2. To clear heat in the liver and benefit the eyes
3. It can lower the content of glucan in the blood and weight loss
4. It can also scavenge free radical and improve the blood cycle.Rich in antioxidants and bioflavonoids such as glutathione, lutein,quercetin, and gamma-aminobutyric acid.
5. Mulberry Tea provides alternative treatment for balancing blood sugar.
Effects: Expelling pathogenic wind-heat, cleaning away heat from the lung to arrest cough, and clearing up heat from the liver to improve acuity of vision.
Medicinal virtues: Properties
Bitter and sweet in flavor, cold in nature, it is related to the lung and liver channels. The ripe berries open the body, but the unripe bind it, especially when they are dried. They then stay fluxes, laxes and women's courses. The bark of the root kills broad worms in the belly. The juice from the berries made into a syrup helps inflammations or sores in the mouth or throat. The decoction made of the bark and leaves is good to wash the teeth with when they ache. The leaves bound into place stay bleeding at the mouth or nose, or the bleeding of the piles.
Modern uses:Functions
Dispels pathogenic wind-heat, clears away lung-heat, moisturizes the lungs, calms the liver and improves clarity of vision.The bark is laxative and removes intestinal worms. The fruits are also laxative. They are administered as a convalescent syrup to help patients overcome the effects of fever. They are rich in grape sugar, which provides easily assimilated energy. The syrup is made by adding just under twice as much sugar to the expressed juice of the berries. The dose is half to one teaspoonful.
Classical Note
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It removes sweat heat and induces perspiration.
Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing
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It treats consumptive fever and coughs, improves eyesight and promotes hair growth.
Compendium of Materia Medica
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It removes heat from the lungs, relaxes the bowels, removes heat from the blood, eliminates dampness, dispels wind and improves the eyesight.
Amplified Materia Medica
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♣ last edit date:14th,Oct.2010.
