The efficacy and function of mulberry fruit

As people's research on traditional Chinese medicine deepens, they gradually understand the detailed ingredients in various traditional Chinese medicines and the impact of these ingredients on everyone's health. Below I would like to recommend a Chinese medicine, Cuscuta australis, to you and describe its effects in detail. I hope it will be helpful to your study and research.

[Alias] Gu Shi, millet (Qian Jin Fang), Cuscuta australis seed (Su Wen Bing Ji Bao Ming Ji), Cuscuta australis (Binghu Ji Jian Fang), Hornbeam seed, wild bayberry seed (Jiangsu Plant Medicine Records), Gou Pao (Chongqing Herbal Medicine), Gu Mu Zi, Gu Shu Zi, Gu Shu Egg (Shanghai Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines).

[Source] It is the fruit of the paper mulberry tree of the Moraceae family. When the fruits are ripe and red between August and October, they are harvested, dried in the sun, and impurities are removed.

[Original form] Broussonetia mulberry, also known as: Gu (The Book of Songs), Chu (Shuowen), Gusang, Chusang (Lu Ji's Shishu), Broussonetia mulberry (Youyang Zayongli), Ban Gu (Compendium of Materia Medica), and Chutao tree (Compendium of Materia Medica for Famine Relief). The yellow wood (Records of Collecting Medicinal Herbs in Lingnan), the grain juice tree, the milk tree, the Dangdang tree, the Ke tree, the grain sand tree, the sand paper wood, the papermaking tree, the gauze paper tree, and the shell tree.

【Habitat distribution】Wild or cultivated. It is distributed in most parts of the country. It is mainly produced in Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Shanxi and Gansu. In addition, it is also produced in Zhejiang, Fujian, Anhui, Sichuan, Shandong, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Guangxi and other places.

[Properties] The dried fruit is oval to broadly oval, gradually pointed at the apex, 2 to 2.5 mm long and 1.5 to 2 mm in diameter. The outer surface is yellow-red to yellow-brown, rough and finely wrinkled. One side has concave grooves, while the other side is significantly raised and ridged. There is a residual fruit stalk at the base. After peeling off the skin, the white, oily embryo can be seen. The smell is weak, the taste is light and greasy. The best ones are red in color, old in seeds and free of impurities.

[Chemical composition] The fruit contains saponins (0.51%), vitamin B and oil. The seeds contain 31.7% oil, of which the oil contains 2.67% unsaponifiable matter, 9.0% saturated fatty acids, 15.0% oleic acid and 76.0% linoleic acid.

[Processing] Leigong Paozhi Lun: "When using (Curcuma mulberry), soak it in water for three days after picking it, stir it, and remove those that float in the water. Then dry it in the sun, soak it in wine for one hour, and then steam it from 9:00 to 11:00, take it out, and roast it until it is dry before use."

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet, cold.

[entry into meridians] Enters the liver, spleen and kidney meridians.

【Functions and indications】Nourishes the kidneys, clears the liver, and improves eyesight. It is used to treat asthenia, blurred vision, eye opacity, and edema caused by water retention.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 2 to 3 qian; or made into pills or powder. For external use: mash and apply.

【Note】 "Compendium of Materia Medica" states: "It is not suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach."

[Additional prescription] ① Treating yin deficiency of spleen, kidney and liver, vomiting blood, coughing up blood, bone steaming and night sweats, bitter taste in the mouth and thirst, spermatorrhea in dreams; or dry stool, dribbling urination; or blurred vision, constant tearing: one dou of Cuscuta australis (red one). Take one dou of black beans, boil the juice, remove the beans and take the juice, soak the paper mulberry seeds for a day, dry them, soak and dry them again, until the bean juice is completely absorbed, then dry them again. Prepare three liters of wolfberry, fry until slightly charred, grind into fine powder, take five cents of it with white soup every morning. (Compendium of Materia Medica)

【Discussions by various scholars】 ① "Compendium of Materia Medica": "The "Bielu" records that the function of paper mulberry fruit is very beneficial, while the "Xuanzhen Mizhishu" says that long-term consumption will cause weakness and bone softening. The "Jisheng Milan" treats bone choking by taking a decoction of paper mulberry fruit. Isn't this a sign of soft bones?"

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

【Source】 From "Ming Yi Bie Lu"

Paper mulberry not only has many functions, but also can be eaten in many ways in our lives, so it is loved by many people.