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Name Mulberry Pinyin name Sānɡ Shēn English name FRUCTUS MORI Source This product is the dried material of the Moraceae plant [b]mulberry[/b]Morus alba L. b]Ear[/b]. Harvest when the fruits turn red from April to June and sun-dry them, or steam them briefly and then sun-dry them. Characteristics: This product is a flower-containing fruit, which is composed of many small achenes. It is oblong in shape, 1 to 2 cm long, and 0.5 to 0.8 cm in diameter. Yellow-brown, brown-red to dark purple, with short inflorescence stems. The small achene is oval, slightly flat, about 2mm long and 1mm wide, with 4 fleshy tepals on the outside. The smell is slight and the taste is slightly sour and sweet. The nature and flavor are sweet, sour and cold. Returns to the heart, liver, and kidney meridians. Efficacy: nourish blood, nourish yin, promote body fluid and moisturize dryness. It is used for dizziness, tinnitus, palpitations, insomnia, premature graying of beard and hair, thirst for fluids and wounds, internal heat to quench thirst, and blood deficiency and constipation. (Effects and functions of mulberry) Usage and dosage: 9 to 15g. Store in a ventilated and dry place to prevent moth. The excerpt comes from "Chinese Pharmacopoeia"

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The name mulberry comes from "Tang Materia Medica" Pinyin name Sānɡ Shēn alias 葚 ("Erya"), mulberry ("Shuowen") )), Wupu ("Compendium of Materia Medica"), Wenwu Shi ("Su Wen's Collection of Pathogenesis and Life Savings"), Heipu ("Materia Medica Mengquan"), Mulberry Zao ("Preparations for the Nature of Herbal Medicine"), mulberry seeds ("Compendium of Materia Medica Renewed"), mulberry fruit ("Jiangsu Herbal Medicine Chronicle"), mulberry grains ("Northeast Medicinal Plant Chronicle"), mulberry ("Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine Chronicle"). The source is the [b]ear[/b] of the Moraceae plant [b]mulberry[/b]. Harvest mulberries from April to June when they are reddish-purple, sun-dried or lightly steamed and then sun-dried. Habitat distribution occurs in most parts of the country. Mainly produced in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hunan, Sichuan, Hebei and other places. Characteristics: The dried fruit ear is oblong, 1 to 2 cm long and 6 to 10 mm in diameter. The base has a handle, 1 to 1.5 cm long. The surface is purple-red or purple-black. The ear is composed of 30 to 60 achenes; the achenes are oval, slightly flat, 2 to 5 mm long, and have 4 membranous bracts on the outside. Endosperm white. The texture is oily and rich in sugar. The smell is slight and the taste is slightly sour and sweet. The ones that are large, thick-fleshed, purple-red, and sugary are better. The chemical composition contains sugar, glutinous acid, malic acid, vitamins B1, B2, C and carotene. The fatty acids of mulberry oil are mainly composed of linoleic acid and a small amount of stearic acid, oleic acid, etc. After processing, wash it with water, remove impurities, remove the long handle, and dry it in the sun. Sweet in nature and flavor, cold. ① "Tang Materia Medica": "Sweet, cold, non-toxic." ② "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Slightly cool." ③ "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica": "Sweet and sour." Returns to the liver and kidney meridian. ① "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Enter the kidneys." ② "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Enter the Jueyin and Shaoyin meridians of the foot." Efficacy: nourish the liver, benefit the kidneys, extinguish wind, nourish fluid. Treat liver and kidney yin deficiency, thirst, constipation, dark eyes, tinnitus, scrofula, and joint problems. ① "Tang Materia Medica": "Eating alone can quench thirst." ② "Compendium on Materia Medica": "Benefit the five internal organs and joints, unblock blood and qi, pound into powder, mix with honey and make pills." ③ "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Cure heat and thirst, "Shennan Materia Medica": "Benefits the kidneys and consolidates essence. Long-term use can reduce the appearance of eyesight." ⑤"Compendium": "Pound the juice to drink, relieve hangover and poisoning, and drink it with wine, to relieve water qi and eliminate gas." "Swelling." ⑥ "Yu Catalpa Medicinal Solution": "Cure stranguria, scrofula, bald sores." ⑦ "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Remove heat, nourish yin, and stop diarrhea." ⑧ "Suixiju Dietary Spectrum": "Nourishes the liver and kidneys, recharges blood, dispels rheumatism, strengthens walking, calms deficient wind, and clears deficient fire." ⑨ "Modern Practical Chinese Medicine": "cooling and relieving cough." ⑩"Empirical Identification Method of Form and Property of Traditional Chinese Medicine": "Anti-fetal." ( Efficacy and function of mulberry) Usage and dosage Oral administration: decoction, 3 to 5 qian; boil into ointment, eat raw or soak in wine. External use: Soak in water and wash. Pay attention to the "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Do not take it if the spleen and stomach are deficient and cold and have diarrhea." Attached prescription ① Treat heart and kidney weakness, insomnia, or habitual constipation: 1 to 2 liang of fresh mulberry, decoction in appropriate amount of water. ("Southern Fujian Folk Herbal Medicine") ② Treatment of scrofula: For those with strong civil and military skills and black ripeness, take 2 dou of the juice. Use a cloth bag to get the juice, boil it into a thin ointment, add a spoonful of white soup, and take it three times a day. (Wenwu Ointment in "Suwen Pathogenesis and Life-saving Collection") ③Treatment of yin syndrome and abdominal pain: mulberry, dried silk bag, and the end of the dog days. Take three qian each time, drink it with hot wine, and soak it in sweat. ("Paihu Ji Simplified Prescriptions") Various scholars have discussed ① "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Mulberry, sweet and cold, nourishes the blood and removes heat. It is a medicine that cools the blood, nourishes the blood and nourishes yin. It can quench thirst due to internal heat and insufficient body fluids, so it can quench thirst. The five internal organs belong to yin, so the yin is beneficial to the five internal organs. If the yin is insufficient, the blood and qi in the joints will be blocked. When the spirit is pure and peaceful, the spirit becomes clear and wise, and when the yin returns, it becomes white and immortal.

It is sweet and cold and removes heat, so it can relieve alcohol poisoning. It is cold in nature and moves downward to diuresis, so it can dilute water and qi and reduce swelling. " ② "Book of Materia Medica": "Wujiao replenishes yin qi and constipation and yin blood. Blood is transformed by water, so it replenishes yin blood and helps to move water. Wind and blood are in the same viscera. If yin blood is beneficial, wind will stop itself. ③ "Ben Jing Feng Ou": "The main features of mulberry root and white bark in "Ben Jing" all talk about the merits of mulberry bark, but Zong Shuang said that "Ben Jing" talks about mulberry in great detail, leaving only its casing. That is to say, the profound knowledge of Binhu has not yet been examined, but its merits have been mistakenly listed under the root bark. Therefore, it is rarely used in the world, but Wanshou wine is used. "Excerpt from "*Dictionary"