Morus Fructus, Mulberry, Sang Shen 桑椹
Sang Shen (TCM)
Dar shing དར་ཤིང་ (Tibet)
Dar shing དར་ཤིང་ (Tibet)
Morus alba
Weinmann, J.W., Phytanthoza iconographia (1737-1745)
Weinmann, J.W., Phytanthoza iconographia (1737-1745)
Dried Mulberry used in TCM
Botanical name:
Morus alba (fruit of M. rubra is used similarly)
Li Shi Zhen noted there was 2 main varieties: White and Black.
The black variety is used in the West.
Parts used:
Fruit
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, moist. Sweet
Classifications:
N. Blood Tonic
Morus alba (fruit of M. rubra is used similarly)
Li Shi Zhen noted there was 2 main varieties: White and Black.
The black variety is used in the West.
Parts used:
Fruit
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, moist. Sweet
Classifications:
N. Blood Tonic
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Uses:
1. Tonifies Yin, Nourishes Blood:
-premature greying of the hair, Dizziness, Tinnitus, blurred vision
-Insomnia
-Wasting and Thirsting Disorder (Diabetes-like disorders)
-"It tonifies the Five Viscera" (Chen Cangqi)
-"pacifies the soul and mind, and increases wisdom" (Chen Cangqi)
2. Moistens the Intestines:
-constipation in the old or weak from dryness or blood deficiency
Dose:
Dried Fruit in Decoction: 9–15 grams, up to 30 grams
Dried Fruit in Decoction: 9–15 grams, up to 30 grams
Main Combinations:
1. Premature aging with blurred vision, greying of hair, lower back pain, Mulberry fruit with ... available in PRO version
2. Premature greying, Mulberry fruit, ... available in PRO version
3. Dizziness, Blurred Vision, numbness of the extremities:
i. Mulberry fruit with ... available in PRO version
ii. Mulberry fruit with ... available in PRO version
4. Dizziness, Blurred Vision, Insomnia, Mulberry fruit, ... available in PRO version
5. Constipation from dryness, Mulberry, ... available in PRO version
Major Formulas:
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Cautions:
Avoid in loose bowels from Stomach weakness.
Main Preparations used:
Avoid in loose bowels from Stomach weakness.
Main Preparations used: