Mulberry leaf (Sangye)
Morus alba L. (Fam. Moraceae).
Pharmaceutical Name: Folium Mori
Botanical Name: Morus alba L. (Fam.
Moraceae).
Common Name: Morus leaf, Mulberry leaf
Source of Earliest Record: Shennong
Bencao Jing.
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: The leaves are gathered in autumn, during the period of
Frost's Descent (eighteenth solar term), then dried in the sun.
Properties & Taste: Sweet, bitter
and cold.
Meridians: Lung and liver.
Functions: 1. To expel wind and clear
heat; 2. To clear heat in the liver and benefit the eyes.
Indications & Combinations:
1. Wind-heat exterior syndrome manifested as
fever, headache, sore throat and cough. Mulberry leaf (Sangye) is used with
Chrysanthemum flower (Juhua), Platycodon root (Jiegeng), Mentha (Bohe) and
Forsythia fruit (Lianqiao) in the formula Sang Ju Yin.
2. Lung attacked by dryness and heat
manifested as cough with sputum and dry nose and mouth. Mulberry leaf
(Sangye) is used with Apricot seed (Xingren), Tendrilled fritillary bulb
(Chuanbeimu) and Ophiopogon root (Maidong) in the formula Sang Xing Tang.
3. Deficient yin of the liver manifested as
dizziness and blurred vision. Mulberry leaf (Sangye) is used with Ligustrum
(Nuzhenzi), Wolfberry fruit (Gouqizi) and Black sesame seed (Heizhima).
4. Flaring up of fire in the liver
manifested as red, painful and watering eyes. Mulberry leaf (Sangye) is
used with Chrysanthemum flower (Juhua), Cassia seed (Juemingzi) and Plantain
seed (Cheqianzi).
Dosage: 5-10 g,
decocted in water for an oral dose.
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