Morus alba

Morus alba

(list of medicinal plants in Guangxi)

[synonym] wild mulberry (Guangxi Medicinal plant directory), small rock mulberry (Guizhou herbal medicine).

[source] it is the leaf of Morus alba.

[plant morphology] Morus alba

Deciduous shrubs or small trees, up to 15 m in height. Branches spreading, glabrous; bark brownish gray, longitudinally lobed, single leaf alternate, ovoid, 6-15 cm long, 4-10 cm wide, apex acute or acuminate, base truncate or subcordate, margin serrate, sometimes 3-5-lobed, both sides short hairy; stipules caducous. Spikes in axils of new branches, unisexual, dioecious; male perianth and stamens are 4, sterile pistil gyriform; female stigma 2-lobed, as long as style, persistent. The fruit is dark purple at maturity.

On limestone overhanging rocks or hillsides. Distribution in Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Anhui, Shandong, Hebei, Henan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Taiwan and other places.

The root or root bark (Morus microphylla) of this plant is also used for medicine. Please refer to the special section for details.

[nature and taste] Guizhou herbal medicine: "it tastes sweet and spicy, but it is cold in nature. "

[functions and indications] Guizhou herbal medicine: "clearing away heat and relieving exterior. Treat cold and cough. "

[usage and dosage] oral: decoction, 3-5 yuan.