Mulberry
leaf (Sangye)
Pharmaceutical Name: Folium Mori
Botanical Name : Morus alba L.
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. 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).
4. 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).
Dosage: 5-10 g |
