Speaking of paper mulberry, you may not know it, but if you see it, you will definitely say in surprise: Ah! It turns out this is paper mulberry.

Broussonetia spp., commonly known as bitter peach in our country, is also called Chu peach. Because his vitality is so powerful that it makes people disgusted and helpless. It gives people headaches and convinces them. People do not hesitate to spend a lot of effort and money to get rid of him, and even use various pesticides, lime and other methods to treat him. However, As long as there are a few hair roots left, it will expand again like a crazy revenge.

Now it seems that paper mulberry has become a harmful and evil tree, but in fact it is a precious tree.

Bulpa mulberry can resist toxic gases such as sulfur dioxide, hydrogen fluoride and chlorine, and can be used as a greening tree species in deserted beaches, remote areas and heavily polluted factories. It can also be used as a street tree and paper making.

Especially for papermaking, its bark can be used to make rice paper. Because of its white texture and long fibers, it has been a good material for papermaking from ancient times to the present.

The protein content of the leaves is as high as 20% to 30%, and it is also rich in nutrients such as amino acids, vitamins, carbohydrates and trace elements. After scientific processing, it can be used to produce full-price livestock and poultry feed.

The young leaves of paper mulberry are edible. The buds of paper mulberry are rich in sugars, vitamins, proteins, unsaturated amino acids, organic acids and other beneficial substances. Regular consumption is good for your health. It can be washed and stir-fried, or it can be used as an auxiliary ingredient for other dishes. Its taste and aroma are unique, and you will have endless aftertaste after eating it.

The young leaves of paper mulberry can also be fed to pigs. It can be made by fermentation using paper structure leaves as the main raw material and does not contain pesticides or hormones. The structure leaf feed produced by biotechnology fermentation has a unique fragrance. Pigs like to eat it, and they will sleep and grow after eating. Depending on the breed of livestock pigs and their growth stages, the feed digestibility can reach more than 80%. In that era when pig raising was vigorously developed, paper mulberry played a very important role.

Structural leaves are not only a good feed for pigs, but also have good medicinal value. The juice of the leaves is helpful in treating skin diseases, and has good heat-clearing, detoxifying, swelling and pain-relieving, diuretic and other related effects. The leaves are also rich in dietary fiber. When used appropriately, they are helpful in anti-inflammatory and sterilizing, improving the body's immunity, and are also effective in the treatment of hematomas, bruises, diabetes and other related diseases.

The emulsion, bark, leaves, fruits and seeds of paper mulberry can be used as medicine. Generally speaking, its seeds are sweet and cool, its leaves are sweet and cool, and its bark is sweet and flat. The seeds of paper mulberry can nourish the kidneys, strengthen bones and muscles, improve eyesight, and be a diuretic. The leaves of paper mulberry can clear away heat, cool blood, diuresis and kill insects. In addition, the bark of paper mulberry has diuretic, swelling and dispelling rheumatism effects. The paper mulberry tree can be used as a decoction, and the emulsion secreted after cutting the paper mulberry tree can also be applied externally. Therefore, the juice secreted by the whole paper mulberry tree, the bark, leaves and fruits can be used as medicine.

Eating Broussonetia sibiricum has the effects of moistening the intestines and laxative, clearing away heat and cooling blood. Paper mulberry spike is the male inflorescence of paper mulberry, which can be eaten after steaming or cold dressing. The paper mulberry contains a kind of natural oil, and the paper mulberry ear also contains natural oil, which can lubricate the intestines and promote intestinal peristalsis. Therefore, eating the paper mulberry ear generally has the effect of moisturizing the intestines and laxative. The nature of paper mulberry is cold, and paper mulberry is also a food with cold nature. It can clear away heat, detoxify, diuresis and reduce swelling. It can be used to treat traumatic bleeding, blood in the stool and other diseases. Therefore, eating paper mulberry usually has the effect of clearing away heat and cooling the blood. effect.

In the memory of the villagers, the paper towel saved people's lives during the famine years. Even now, many people regard it as a delicacy!

After soaking in water, Broussonetia mulberry has the effects of rapidly reducing swelling, antivomiting, sterilizing and relieving itching. Broussonetia mulberry is cold in nature. Drinking it soaked in water can clear away heat and brighten fire, and can quickly reduce swelling. It has a significant therapeutic effect on human body's sore throat. Broussonetia mulberry can invigorate the spleen and appetite, and can quickly relieve nausea, retching and other symptoms. In addition, it also has a good therapeutic effect on disharmony between the spleen and stomach and indigestion in the human body. Broussonetia mulberry also eliminates bacteria and itching. Typically, it is used to treat various types of human dermatitis and ringworm.

When I was young, my friends and I loved to eat the red and tender paper mulberry. The sweet taste is still unforgettable!

Broussonetia mulberry is a deciduous tree of the genus Moraceae, about 10-20 meters tall, with dark gray bark, densely pubescent branchlets, smooth bark, spirally arranged leaves, and broad eggs. The flowers are oval to long elliptical in shape, and the flowers are dioecious. The male inflorescences are catkins, and the female inflorescences are spherical and head-shaped. The flowers are orange-red and fleshy when mature.

Nature and flavor: The seeds are sweet and cold; the leaves are sweet and cool; the bark is sweet and flat.

Functions and Indications

Zi: nourishes the kidneys, strengthens bones and muscles, improves eyesight, and is a diuretic. It is used for soreness and weakness of waist and knees, kidney deficiency, dizziness, impotence and edema.

Leaves: clear away heat, cool blood, diuretic, and kill insects. Used for epistaxis, enteritis, and dysentery.

Skin: diuretic, reducing swelling, dispelling rheumatism. Used for edema, muscle and bone pain; external use to treat neurodermatitis and ringworm.

Milk: Diuretic, reducing swelling and detoxifying, treating edema, ringworm, and snake, insect, bee, scorpion, and dog bites.

Unilateral prescription

Sore throat, cough with excessive phlegm: 20 grams of Broussonetia mulberry root, 20 grams of citronella root, 15 grams of cassia root, 30 grams of straw root, verbena root 15 grams. Decoction for oral administration or soak in water instead of tea.