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Morus Fructus, Mulberry, Sang Shen 桑椹

Sang Shen (TCM)
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Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491
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Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563

Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578
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M. alba
Weinmann, J.W., Phytanthoza iconographia (1737-1745)

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Dried Mulberry used in TCM


Botanical name:
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

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:

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