Mulberry bark is a special plant, similar to bark. In fact, mulberry bark is a traditional Chinese medicine, which is not available in some places. Mulberry bark is mainly used in Lishui to reduce swelling and relieve some common diseases. However, although mulberry bark is beneficial, there are of course taboos. What is its function? What are the taboos of mulberry bark?

1, clearing lung heat

Mulberry bark is often used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat asthma and cough caused by lung heat. Mulberry bark is cold, and when it enters the lung meridian, it can purge lung fire and water vapor in the lung to relieve asthma. For cough and asthma due to lung heat, it is often combined with Cortex Lycii, such as Bulbus Allii Macrostemon Powder. For stopping lung and asthma by drinking water, it can be combined with herbs for dispersing lung and resolving phlegm, such as Mahuang, Almond and Lepidium.

2. Lower blood pressure

The decoction of mulberry roots, stems and branches has the effect of lowering blood pressure on animals, but mulberry leaves have no such effect. The organic extract of mulberry root has the strongest effect on regulating blood pressure, and the cortex Mori has the effect of stopping bleeding and clearing liver, which has a good therapeutic effect on hypertension caused by high concentration.

3, to edema

Mulberry bark is used to treat edema and has a good effect on geomantic omen and skin water. The main mechanism is that Mulberry bark can clear lung qi, regulate water channels and induce diuresis, so it has therapeutic effect on systemic edema, facial edema, abdominal distension and urination.

4, whitening skin

Mulberry bark contains more viscous protein, which has antioxidant effect. After eating, it can remove free radicals in the body and relieve skin aging. At the same time, protein in mulberry bark can nourish the skin, promote the synthesis of collagen under the skin and reduce the content of pigment, which has the effect of beauty beauty.

5. Choice of political parties

1 children with flatulence, shortness of breath and cough: one or two pieces of Cortex Lycii and Cortex Mori (fried) each, and one yuan of Radix Glycyrrhizae (fried). Add a pinch of japonica rice and two small glasses of water, fry for seven minutes, and take it before eating. ("Congbai San")

2 If you cough badly, you may vomit blood: one catty of mulberry root is white. Soak rice for three nights, scrape off the yellow skin, file it fine, add four ounces of glutinous rice, bake it, and pound it into powder. Adjust one or two yuan per meter of drinks. (Experience)