Boiling water and drinking it mainly has the effect of tonifying the kidneys and replenishing qi.

1. Spontaneous sweating and night sweats: 10 grams of mulberries and 10 grams of Schisandra chinensis. Decoction in water and take twice a day.

2. Premature graying of hair and beard, blurred vision: 30 grams of mulberries and 18 grams of wolfberry, decoction in water, once a day; or 30 grams of mulberries, 30 grams of polygonum multiflorum, decoction in water, once a day. Once a day.

3. Tuberculosis, yin deficiency, hot flashes, dry cough with little phlegm: 30 grams of fresh mulberries, 15 grams of Digupi, and 15 grams of rock sugar. Decoction in water and take once a day in the morning and evening.

4. Insomnia and forgetfulness: 30 grams of mulberries and 15 grams of jujube kernels. Decoction in water and take once every night.

5. Blood deficiency, abdominal pain and neuralgia: 50 grams of fresh mulberries, decoction in water; or mulberry paste, 10 to 15 grams per day, mixed with warm water and a small amount of rice wine.

6. Hair loss: Wash 100 grams of fresh mulberries, put them into a pot with 20 grams of poria powder and 100 grams of glutinous rice, add an appropriate amount of water and cook into porridge for breakfast. One dose a day for 10 days.

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Contraindications of eating mulberries

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that mulberries are sweet and sour in nature and cold in nature. Beauty effect. Nutritionists believe that mulberries are sweet and sour, fragrant and delicious, and rich in nutrients. They are rich in glucose, fructose, protein, lipids, alcohols, volatile oils, rutin, carotene, various amino acids, vitamins, zinc, manganese, etc. trace elements. Although mulberries are good, you should pay attention to the following aspects when eating them.

1. Because mulberry is cooler, try not to eat it with bitter melon, tomato, wild rice, water chestnut, water chestnut, and lily, otherwise it will be too cold.

2. Avoid using iron utensils when boiling mulberries, because mulberries will decompose acidic substances and react chemically with iron, leading to poisoning and death in severe cases.

3. Mulberry contains hemolytic allergenic substances and hyaluronic acid. Hemolytic enteritis is prone to occur after excessive consumption.

4. Children and adolescents should not eat more mulberries. Because mulberry contains a lot of trypsin (a type of protease) inhibitor - tannic acid, which will affect the body's absorption of iron, calcium, zinc and other substances.

5. People with spleen deficiency and loose stools should not eat mulberries. It should be noted that mulberries are cold in nature. It is recommended to brew mulberry tea with Guiyuan, wolfberry, etc. to avoid the cold nature of mulberries.

6. Mulberries contain a lot of starch, which means they have a high amount of sugar. People with diabetes should not eat foods containing sugar, so they should avoid eating mulberries.

7. Eating too much mulberries can cause nose bleeding and pregnant women should not eat them.

8. Try not to eat on an empty stomach, as this may cause poor nutrient absorption.

9. When purchasing, pay attention to the ones with fuller, thicker particles, no water coming out, and firmer ones. Red mulberries will be more sour, so purple ones are the sweetest, indicating they are ripe.

In addition, since mulberries are divided into black and white, many people are confused about which color of mulberries has better medicinal properties. There is not much difference in the medicinal value of the two. However, Chinese medicine believes that black mulberries enter the kidneys and white mulberries enter the lungs. Therefore, for patients with kidney deficiency, backache and leg pain, it is recommended to use black mulberries, while for patients with lung qi deficiency and frequent coughs, It is better to use white mulberries.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia—Mulberry