Morus Fructus, Mulberry, Sang Shen 桑椹
Sang Shen (TCM)
Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491
Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563
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Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578
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M. alba
Weinmann, J.W., Phytanthoza iconographia (1737-1745)
Weinmann, J.W., Phytanthoza iconographia (1737-1745)
Dried Mulberry used in TCM
Botanical name:
Morus alba
Parts used:
Fruit
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, moist. Sweet
Classifications:
N. Blood Tonic
Morus alba
Parts used:
Fruit
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, moist. Sweet
Classifications:
N. Blood Tonic
Uses:
1. Tonifies Yin, Nourishes Blood:
-premature greying of the hair, Dizziness, Tinnitus, blurred vision
-Insomnia
-Wasting and Thirsting Disorder (Diabetes-like disorders)
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, dizziness, lower back and knee pain, Mulberry fruit with Dodder seed (Tu Si Zi), Lycium Gou Qi Zi, Psoralea Bu Gu Zhi
2. Premature greying, Mulberry fruit, Polygonum He Shou Wu, Eclipta Han Lian Cao, Ligustrum Nu Zhen Zi
3. Dizziness, Blurred Vision, numbness of the extremities:
i. Mulberry fruit with Polygonum He Shou Wu, Mistletoe Sang Ji Sheng, Ligustrum Nu Zhen Zi, Achyranthes Niu Xi
ii. Mulberry fruit with Polygonum He Shou Wu, Siegesbeclcia Xi Xian Cao, Eucommia Du Zhong
4. Dizziness, Blurred Vision, Insomnia, Mulberry fruit, Rehmannia Sheng Di Huang, Dendrobium Shi Hu
5. Constipation from dryness, Mulberry, Sesame seed, Cannabis seed
Major Formulas:
Cautions:
Avoid in loose bowels from Stomach weakness.
Main Preparations used:
Avoid in loose bowels from Stomach weakness.
Main Preparations used: